Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene sveae Lidén & Oxelman |
Bibliography | Novon 11: 323 (2001) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 2900-3100m |
Description | stems grey pubescent, basal leaves in rosette, ovate, 3cm long, carnose, stem leaves 2-4-pairs, lanceolate, cymules 1-3-flowered in lax thyrsus, calyx cylindrical |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
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 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |