Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene lazica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 35 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 950-2100m |
Description | lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, the upper ovate-cordate, acuminate, bracts lanceolate, flowers long pedicellate, calyx cylindrical, hirsute, petals bifid, lobes bipartite |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
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 | Elisanthe lazica (Boiss.) Lazkov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |