Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene renzii Melzh. |
Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 150: 316 (1985) |
Native Range | ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2200-2800m |
Description | leaves in rosette, 4-12mm, narrowly spathulate, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, flowers solitary, calyx long cylindrical, 22-24mm, conspicuosly violet veined |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | whitish pink |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |