Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Saponaria subrosularis Rech.f. |
Bibliography | Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105: 10 (1969) |
Native Range | w. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems leafy, glandular-pubescent, lower leaves crowded, obovate-spathulate, obtuse, flowers in compact clusters, calyx lanate, green-purple |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |