Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene invisa C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Bibliography | Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13: 31 (1947) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2900m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, oblanceolate to spathulate, 2-4cm, stem leaves 1-2 pairs, flowers few, calyx narrowly tubular, 9mm, petals slightly longer than calyx, entire, obtuse |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale lavender |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |