Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila syriaca Schischk. |
Bibliography | Candollea 3: 476 (1928) |
Native Range | se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves linear, triquetrous or flat, 2-5cm, narrowly acuminate, floral stems rigid, flowers sessile in heads, calyx campanulate, petals 5-7mm, linear, obtuse |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gypsophila sphaerocephala var. syriaca (Schischk.) Hub.-Mor. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |