Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus oxylepis (Boiss.) Kümmerle & Jáv. |
Bibliography | Balkán-Kutat. Tud. Eredm. 3: 233 (1926) |
Native Range | nw. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves dense, oblong-linear, dense, obtuse, thick, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, calyx urceolate, green, lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate, petals crenate |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Dianthus kajmaktzalanicus Mitsevski Dianthus myrtinervius ssp. caespitosus Strid & Papan. Dianthus myrtinervius var. oxylepis Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |