Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus ketzkhovelii Makaschv. |
Bibliography | Sakharthw. S.S.R. Mec´niereb. Akad. Moambe 8: 447 (1947) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves opposite, linear, 2-5cm, long acuminate, flowers solitary, bracts 4-7, lanceolate, mucronate, aristate, calyx tubular, ca. 2cm, petals laciniate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus orientalis ssp. ketzkhovelii (Makaschv.) Nersesian |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |