Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene pomelii Batt. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 38: 219 (1891) |
Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | glandular-hirsute, basal leaves narrowly spathulate, acute, the upper lanceolate, flowers remote, pendent, calyx membranous, green veined, petals large, deeply bilobate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene pomelii var. battandieri Maire Silene pomelii var. dolichocarpa (Maire) Maire Silene tagadirtensis var. dolichocarpa Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |