Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 150 (1964) |
Native Range | w. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stems filiform, densely leafy, leaves subulate, thick, uninerved, flowers 8-12 in compact terminal fascicle, calyx lobes lanceolate, membranous, mucronate, petals linear |
Size | 12-18cm |
Color | whitish |
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 |
Synonyms | Gypsophila fasciculata Margot & Reut. Petrorhagia fasciculata var. cephallenica Damboldt Saponaria fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss. & Reut. Tunica fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |