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Dianthus callizonus Schott & Kotschy  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesDianthus callizonus Schott & Kotschy 
BibliographyBot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 192 (1851)
Native Ranges. Carpathians
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves bluish, linear and acute, flowers solitary, floral stem leafy, petals crenate, white central zone of corolla vermilion variegate
Size5-15cm
Colorpink
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania)
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