Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene sieberi Fenzl |
Bibliography | Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 8 (1842) |
Native Range | Crete |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-1900m |
Description | grey sericeous, lower leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, stem leaves narrowly linear, flowers 1-3, calyx glandular, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals bipartite |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene caesia Sieber ex Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |