Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus sphacioticus Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 70 (1849) |
Native Range | w. Crete |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2200m |
Description | leaves 5mm long, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, flowers solitary, corolla lobes 3-4mm long, subentire, barbate |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
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 | Dianthus leucophaeus Sieber |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |