Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene graefferi Guss. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1825: 11 (1825) |
Native Range | Mountains of se. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | hirsute, leaves lanceolate, acute, crowded, stem leaves few, short, narrowly linear, flowers 4-5 in secund raceme, calyx tubular, petals bifid |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene ciliata ssp. graefferi (Guss.) Nyman Silene roeseri Boiss. & Heldr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |