Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus imereticus (Rupr.) Schischk. |
Bibliography | Byull. Gosud. Muz. Gruzii 5: 123 (1930) |
Native Range | w. & c. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, 4-7cm long, margins scabrous, at base vaginate-connate, flowers shortly pedicellate in few-flowered fascicle, corolla lobes 8-12mm |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | 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 charadzae Gagnidze & Gvin. Dianthus montanus f. imereticus Rupr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |