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Saponaria cypria Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSaponaria cypria Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient., Suppl.: 83 (1888)
Native RangeCyprus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbasal leaves spathulate, obtuse, grey, stem leaves minute, oblong-linear, flowers in small cymes, calyx long cylindrical, corolla lobes bipartite
Size5-10cm
Colorpinkish violet
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaponaria cyprica Post
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus)
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