Rock garden plants Acantholimon  petraeum Bunge   
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus species var.Acantholimon  petraeum Bunge 
Territory WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
rocks
Altitude900-1500m
Description glaucous, leaves short, lanceolate-linear, flat, apex triangular, acerose, scapes thin, spikelets 3-4, very remote, bracts glabrous, oblong-lanceolate
Size5-10cm
Colorpale rose
Bloomlate spring
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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