Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene oraria M.Peck |
Bibliography | Torreya 32: 148 (1932) |
Native Range | Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems basally tometose, simple, leaves oblanceolate, acute, 20-35mm, tapered to winged petiole, stem leaves 3-7pairs, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, petals incised |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene douglasii var. oraria (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) |