Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene michelsonii Preobr. |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago 19: 13 (1919) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | taproot, basal leaves ovate-spathulate, acuminate, scabrous, stem leaves pubescent, similar, smaller, flowers 5-13 in raceme, calyx cylindrical, ventricose, 13-15mm long, hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |