Rock Garden Plants
Phrynella ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax & K.Hoffm.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPhrynella ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax & K.Hoffm. 
BibliographyNat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2. 16c: 364 (1934)
Native RangeSyria to c. & s. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-2100m
Descriptionminutely pruinose-strigose, leaves narrowly linear, acute, uninerved, flowers sessile, solitary, producing short, lax raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, petals linear, obtuse
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBolanthus ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Madhani & Rabeler
Gypsophila ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss.
Phryna ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Saponaria ortegioides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss. & Balansa
Tunica ortegoides Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Tunica xylorrhiza Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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