Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium candidissimum Correns |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 59: 171 (1909) |
Native Range | c. & s. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 600-2300m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to linear, ca. 2cm long, white and yellowish lanate, margins revolute, flowers ca. 1cm across in compact cyme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |