Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus rhodius Rech.f. |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105(2, 1): 156 (1943) |
Native Range | se. Aegean Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, leaves glaucous, oblong, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals obovate, dentate |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus fruticosus ssp. rhodius (Rech.f.) Runemark |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |