Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus aeolicus Lojac. |
Bibliography | Fl. Sicul. 1(1): 163 (1888) |
Native Range | ne. Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | evergreen, leaves crowded on apex of branchlets, linear, 4-6cm, glaucous, univeined, entire, acute, flowers 5-7, fasciculate, bracts 5-8, calyx 2cm, petals 15mm, laciniate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Diantus rupicola ssp, aeolicus (Lojac.) Brullo & Miniss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) |