Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene humilis C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 215 (1831) |
Native Range | e. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3200m |
Description | leaves small, ovate or oblong with vaginate, ciliate petiole, calyx purple, shortly glandular, cylindrical, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals linear-cuneate, bifid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |