Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus kusnezowii Marcow. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 31 (1923) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus (Abchasia) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved, floral bracts 3, broadly lanceolate, calyx lobes acute, petals large, shallowly dentate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus abchasicus Gvin. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |