Cultivation
This plant needs a well drained, hot site in full sun.
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in late spring. The seed is rarely set in cultivation.
Pests, diseases or disorders
Red spider mites may be a problem under glass.
Acantholimon venustum (Prickly thrift). A slow-growing perennial with rosettes of linear to lance-shaped, shiny, silver margined, glaucous leaves to 1.5-4 cms long. Bears profuse spikes of star-shaped, pink flowers on 3cm stems in early summer.
Perennial, Evergreen, Shrub or Alpine
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran
Rock garden or alpine house plant.
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This plant needs a well drained, hot site in full sun.
Propagate by softwood cuttings in late spring. The seed is rarely set in cultivation.
Red spider mites may be a problem under glass.
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