Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene andarabica Podlech |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 16: 529 (1980) |
Native Range | ne. & e. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | leaves linear, 1-3cm, acute, abaxially glabrous, adaxially shortly pilose, long ciliate, inflorescence lax, 3-flowered, secund, corolla 16-20mm, lobes 4-5mm, bifid |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |