Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Saponaria intermedia Simmler |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 473 (1910) |
Native Range | Albania to n. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | stems leafy, viscid, basal leaves spathulate, glaucous, entire, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers numerous in ramose cyme, calyx cylindrical, petals bifid |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saponaria haussknechtii Simmler Saponaria sicula ssp. intermedia (Simmler) Chater |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |