Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus macronyx Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 495 (1867) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems numerous, thin, simple, leaves short, rigid, linear-subulate, on margins scabrous, flowers solitary, bracts acute, calyx narrow, petals shortly laciniate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Dianthus fimbriatus var. stenocalyx Boiss. Dianthus orientalis ssp. stenocalyx (Boiss.) Rech.f. Dianthus pulverulentus Stapf |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |