Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene tibetica Lidén & Oxelman |
Bibliography | Novon 11: 324 (2001) |
Native Range | sw. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-3100m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, obovate, acuminate, stem leaves 2-pairs, sessile, broadly ovate, acute, flowers in compact thyrsus |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
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 (CHT Tibet) |