Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene keiskei Miq. |
Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 77 (1865) |
Native Range | Japan (Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems subglabrous, leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, 2-6cm long, glabrescent, cymes loosely few flowered, calyx tubular, glabrous, corolla lobes 10-15mm, obovate, bifid |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Melandrium keiskei (Miq.) Ohwi |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |