Rock garden plants Aethionema  grandiflorum Boiss. & Hohen.   
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus species var.Aethionema  grandiflorum Boiss. & Hohen. 
SynonymsAethionema pallidiflorum Hausskn. & Bornm.
 Aethionema pulchellum Boiss. & A.Huet
Territory CAUCASUS; WESTERN ASIA
dry, rocky slopes
Altitude1000-3000m
Description leaves long, narrow, acute, glaucous, flowers in lax raceme
Size20-30cm
Colorbright pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typelax shrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
green cuttings in summer
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