Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene oblanceolata W.W.Sm. |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Ediburgh 11: 227 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | stems densely violet hirsute, basal leaves oblanceolate, 5-15cm, sparsely coarsely hirsute, ciliate, long petiolate, stem leaves sessile, ovate, flowers numerous in cyme |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | lilac, red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Melandrium oblanceolatum (W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |