Rock Garden Plants
Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 149 (1964)
Native Rangesc. & s. Greece
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude900-2000m
Descriptionglabrous, stems thin, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, acute, flowers in lax panicle, calyx obconical, glabrous, scarious, petals oblong-spathulate, obtuse
Size12-20cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsFiedleria phthioitica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Ovczinn.
Tunica phthiolica Boiss & Heldr.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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