Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Saponaria cypria Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 83 (1888) |
Native Range | Cyprus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, obtuse, grey, stem leaves minute, oblong-linear, flowers in small cymes, calyx long cylindrical, corolla lobes bipartite |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Saponaria cyprica Post |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus) |