Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus scoparius Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 494 (1867) |
Native Range | sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems numerous, stems erect, leaves glaucous, shortly linear, scabrous, flowers solitary, bracts 6-8, obtuse or truncate, mucronulate, calyx short, petals long laciniate |
Size | 8-15cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Dianthus fallax Rech.f. & Esfand. Dianthus orientalis ssp. scoparius (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Bornm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |