Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene seelyi C.V.Morton & J.W.Thomps. |
Bibliography | Torreya 33: 70 (1933) |
Native Range | Washington (Wenatchee Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | taproot, leaves sessile, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, reticulate, thin, 1-2cm, acute, inflorescence lax, cymose, flowers terminal and axillary, pedicellate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | dark red |
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 | Anotites seelyi (C.V.Morton & J.W.Thomps.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |