Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene congesta Sm. |
Synonyms | Silene delphica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 20-1600m |
Description | yellow sericeous, viscid, woody-based, lower leaves crowded, lanceolate-spathulate, the upper short, linear, flowers 3-5, subsessile, calyx campanulate, petals bipartite |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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