Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus hypochlorus Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 67 (1849) |
Native Range | nc. Iraq to w. Syria and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 3-7cm, linear, long acuminate, inflorescence laxly ramose, bracts ovate, aristate, calyx tubular, to 15mm long, petals ca. 5mm, dentate, abaxially yellow |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus zonatus var. hypochlorus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Reeve |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |