Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus leucophaeus Sm. |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 288 (1809) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves imbricate, short, rigid, linear, 3-5-nerved, acute, on margins scabrous, flowers solitary, calyx yellow, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals abaxially red-yellow |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus ilgazensis Czeczott Dianthus olympicus Sibth. ex Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |