Silene coronaria

Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Asia and Europe. Other common names include dusty miller (this also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced under its synonym Lychnis coronaria.[1]

Silene coronaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. coronaria
Binomial name
Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv.
Synonyms
Agrostemma coronaria L. Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.

The Latin coronaria means "used for garlands".[2]

It is a perennial growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, with grey felted leaves and single, bright magenta flowers produced in succession around July. Though short-lived, the plant readily self-seeds in favourable locations. It is sometimes grown as a biennial.[1]

Awards

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[3] as has the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba'.[4]

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References

1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
3. "Lychnis coronaria". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
4. "Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

• Armitage, Allan M. (2001) Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half Hardy Perennials, illustrated Asha Kays and Chris Johnson. Timber Press Inc., Singapore.
• Bailey, L. H. (2005). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition). Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
• Ellis, Barbara W. (1999). Taylor's Guide to Annuals: How to Select and Grow More Than 400 Annuals, Biennials, and Tender Perennials. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 978-0-395-94352-6.
• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

• "Silene coronaria". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).