Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene caramanica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 90 (1849) |
Native Range | sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | stems thin, leaves oblanceolate-spathulate to linear or subulate, flowers 1-3, calyx cylindrical, green-red veined, lobes triangular, ciliate, at margins scarious |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late 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 | Silene porteri Post ex Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |