Rock garden plants Acantholimon  araxanum Bunge   
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus species var.Acantholimon  araxanum Bunge 
Territory CAUCASUS; WESTERN ASIA
rocky slopes
Altitudemontane-subalpine
Description glaucous, leaves long, linear-triquetrous, long acerose, scapes glabrous, spikelets 7-10 in lax spike, rachis flexuous, glabrous, calyx hirsute, lobes purple striate
Size15-20cm
Colorpink
Bloomearly summer
Ca+
Typecushion
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C
half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator
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