Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene scopulorum Franch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 423 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, 4-7cm, glabrous, ciliate, long petiolate, acute, flowers 2-5, pedicellate, calyx red, campanulate, petals 15-20mm, longer than sepals, 4-lobate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lychnis scopulorum (Franch.) Diels Melandrium scopulorum (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |