Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus holopetalus Turcz. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 369 (1855) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-150m |
Description | stems ramose, glabrous or minutely pubescent, leaves serrulate, 5-nerved, flat, linear, attenuate, stem leaves gradually smaller, bracts acuminate, petals entire |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |