Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum unguiculatum P.H.Davis |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 145 (1957) |
Native Range | e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-1600m |
Description | leaves oblong-linear, 1-3-veined, acute, green, 2-3cm, on margins densely glandular, cymes many flowered, free, 5-10cm wide, sepals glandular-ciliate, petals 28-36mm |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |