- Source: Silene coronaria
Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include dusty miller (which 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.
Description
It is a perennial growing to 80 centimetres (31 inches) 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.
Etymology
The Latin coronaria means "used for garlands".
Cultivation
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, as has the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba'.
References
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. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Silene
- Putri salju (tanaman)
- Flora Lebanon
- Silene coronaria
- List of Silene species
- Silene chalcedonica
- Campion
- Jacobaea maritima
- Silene
- Centaurea cineraria
- Artemisia (plant)
- Rose (disambiguation)
- Silene flos-cuculi
