Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene lamarum C.Y.Wu |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 153 (1982) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-4000m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 4-10cm long, glabrous, ciliate, acuminate, flowers 2-4, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, ciliate, petals 17-20mm, orbiculate, bifid |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |