Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene congesta Sm. |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 300 (1809) |
Native Range | Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene congesta ssp. moreana Melzh. Silene delphica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |