Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene zhoui C.Y.Wu |
Bibliography | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 26: 315 (1996) |
Native Range | s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4900-5100m |
Description | stem leaves oblanceolate, 15-40mm, densely glandular hirsute, tapered to petiole, obtuse, flowers 1-4, calyx campanulate, violet striate, petals 15mm, lobes orbiculate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Melandrium integripetalum L.H.Zhou |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |