Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum densiflorum P.H.Davis |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 146 (1957) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2600m |
Description | stem leaves oblong to lanceolate, 12-24mm, at base rounded, hirsute, cymes crowded, 1-3cm broad, 3-11-flowered, petals ca. 25mm long, at base yellow |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |