Rock garden plants Asperula  cristata (Sommier & Levier) V.I.Krecz.   
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus species var.Asperula  cristata (Sommier & Levier) V.I.Krecz. 
SynonymsAsperula cynanchica var.cristata Sommier & Levier (basionym)
Territory CAUCASUS: n. Caucasus
rocks and scree
Altitude2000-3500m
Description stems thin, scabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3mm, glabrous or at margins scabrous, flowers 3-7 in cymose inflorescence, bracts linear, corolla 5-7mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in summer
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