Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus dinteri Schinz |
Bibliography | Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 110 (1929) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. ti Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | stems thin, leaves lanceolate, subulate, rigid, acerose, on margins scabrous, bracts ovate, mucronate, aristate, pubescent, sepals oblong-lanceolate, petals laciniate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus namaensis var. dinteri (Schinz) S.S.Hooper |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |