Silene coronaria

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Rose Campion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: Silene coronaria
Binomial name
Silene coronaria
(L.) Desr.

Silene coronaria (Dusty-miller, Mullein-pink, Rose Campion; (syn. Agrostemma coronaria L., Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe.

It is sometimes called "Dusty Miller" and is one of several plants known by this name. (See also Centaurea cineraria and Senecio cineraria.)

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[edit] References

  • Armitage, Allan M. (2001) Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Bienniels, and Half Hardy Perenniels, illustrated Asha Kays and Chris Johnson. Timber Press Inc., Singapore.
  • Ellis, Barbara W. (1999) Taylor's Guide to Annuals, How to Select and Grow More Than 400 Annuals, Bienniels, and Tender Perenniels. Haughton Mifflin Company, New York, NY.

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