Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene citrina Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 101 (1888) |
Native Range | nw. & w. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2400m |
Description | stems ramose, pubescent, basal leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, calyx campanulate, glandular pubescent, in fruit ventricose, petals insignificant |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | 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 | Lychnis cabulica Aitch. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |