Difference between revisions of "Silene dioica"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Caryophyllaceae >	Silene >	dioica >

Read about Silene dioica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lychnis dioica, Linn. (L. diurna, Sibth.). Red or Morning Campion. Coarse, hairy and usually somewhat viscid, 1-2 ft. tall, forking above: lvs. ovate-lanceolate or oblong, the cauline ones broad- based or clasping: fls. normally red (varying to pink and white), in loose, elongating or forking clusters (or at first single on the ends of the branches), opening in the morning, not fragrant, more or less dioecious; calyx oblong, reddish, not exceeding ½in. length: fr. or caps, large and globose, wide-mouthed, the teeth recurved. Eu. and Asia.—Frequent in old gardens, and also run wild in waste grounds in the eastern states. There are double-fld. forms. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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