Scientific Name:
Silene coronaria
Pronunciation:
sye-LEE-nee kore-uh-NAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:
rose campion
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Type:
Biennial, Herbaceous perennial, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Leaves silvery/gray/green with a felted texture, basal and opposite when on the floral stalk; flowers rise above, mostly bright magenta; fruit crown-like, brown
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe (Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Basal, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink, Magenta, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown (grey-brown)
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.12+
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (PPL) Pine PLanting
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House