Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene requienii Otth |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 381 (1824) |
Native Range | Corsica, Sardinia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves broadly spathulate, thick, not punctate, stem leaves small, remote, flowers 15mm across, solitary, calyx to 3cm long, cylindrical |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | dark red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Melandrium requienii (Otth.) Rohrb. Silenanthe requienii (Otth) Tzvelev Silene xeranthema Viv. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |