Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus stramineus Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 70 (1849) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1000m |
Description | leaves erect, linear-subulate, subtriquetrous, on margins scabrous, flowers 2-5 in compact raceme, calyx lobes ovate-triangular, obtuse, petals short, laciniate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |