''Silene coronaria'', the rose campion, is a
species
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...
,
native
Native may refer to:
People
* '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood
* '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Nat ...
to Eurasia. Other common names include dusty miller (which also refers to ''
Centaurea cineraria
''Centaurea cineraria'', the velvet centaurea, also known as dusty miller and silver dust (though these latter two names may also apply to '' Jacobaea maritima'' and '' Silene coronaria''), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteracea ...
'' and ''
Jacobaea maritima
''Jacobaea maritima'', commonly known as silver ragwort, is a perennial plant species in the genus '' Jacobaea'' in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Senecio'', and is still widely r ...
''), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced under its
synonym
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''Lychnis coronaria''.
Description
It is a
perennial
In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
growing to tall by wide, with grey felted
leaves
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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
Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years.
In particular, it can refer to:
* Biennial plant, a plant which blooms in its second year and t ...
.
Etymology
The Latin ''coronaria'' means "used for garlands".
.
Cultivation
It has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society
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The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...
's
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
It includes the full range of cultivated p ...
,
as has the white-flowered
cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
'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.
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Annual plants
Biennial plants
coronaria
Flora of Western Asia
Flora of Europe
Garden plants
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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