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+|familia=Caryophyllaceae
|genus=Silene
|genus=Silene
−|Min ht metric=cm
+|common_name=Campion, Catchfly, Cushion pink
+|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
+|lifespan=perennial, annual
+|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Temp Metric=°F
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+|image=White campion close 700.jpg
|image_width=240
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+|image_caption=''[[Silene latifolia]]'' (White Campion)
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+'''''Silene''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caryophyllaceae]]. Common names include [[campion]] (shared with the related genus ''[[Lychnis]]'') and '''catchfly'''.
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+[[Red Campion]] (''S. dioica'') and [[White Campion]] (''S. latifolia'') are common [[wildflower]]s throughout Europe and elsewhere. They readily hybridise to produce plants with paler pink [[flower]]s. The [[Moss campion]] is common in the high Arctic.
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Lychnis (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion to the flame-colored fls. of some species). Including Agrostemma and Viscaria. Caryophyllaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
Lychnis (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion to the flame-colored fls. of some species). Including Agrostemma and Viscaria. Caryophyllaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
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Some of the species of Lychnis are amongst the best known of old-fashioned flowers, as the mullein pink, Maltese cross and ragged robin. These are essentially flower-garden subjects, and of simple cultural requirements. Others, as L. alpina, are better known as border or rockwork plants (see also Petrocoptis). All species are easily grown from seeds, the biennials and perennials blooming the second year. The perennials are often propagated by division. All of them apparently thrive in the sun.
Some of the species of Lychnis are amongst the best known of old-fashioned flowers, as the mullein pink, Maltese cross and ragged robin. These are essentially flower-garden subjects, and of simple cultural requirements. Others, as L. alpina, are better known as border or rockwork plants (see also Petrocoptis). All species are easily grown from seeds, the biennials and perennials blooming the second year. The perennials are often propagated by division. All of them apparently thrive in the sun.
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+L. Arkwrightii, Hort. Garden hybrid between L. chalcedonica and L. Haageana. Shades of scarlet.—L. Lagascae, Hook. f.-Petrocoptis.—L. pyrenaica, Berger - Petrocoptis. —L. Sartori, Hort. Said somewhat to resemble L. dioica but has narrower and more lanceolate lvs. and the calyx is more elongated, the fls being similar color of purple and ½ in. across: about 9-12 in. high. China (?).—L. sibirica. Linn. Perennial, from Siberia, apparently not in commerce: cespitose: lvs. linear, somewhat hairy: fls. long-peduncled; calyx campanulutc-globose, the lobes very short and obtuse; petals 2-lobed.—L. striata, Hort., offered abroad, "deep scarlet with distinct white stripes," is probably not L. striata, Rydb., of W. U. S.; the latter is a perennial with exserted white or purplish 2-cleft petals and strongly 10-nerved calyx, growing at an altitude of 6,000-10,000 ft. in Colo., Wyo., Utah.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
−===Propagation===
===Propagation===
−===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
−==Species==
==Species==
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+About 300 species, including:<br/>
+''[[Silene acaulis]]'' (Moss Campion) <br/>
+''[[Silene alpestris]]''<br>
+''[[Silene armeria]]'' (Sweet William Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene biafrae]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene caroliniana]]'' (Wild Pink)<br/>
+''[[Silene conica]]'' (Sand Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene coronaria]]'' (Rose Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene dichotoma]]'' (Forked Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene diclinis]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene dioica]]'' (Red Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene fernandezii]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene fimbriata]]''<br>
+''[[Silene gallica]]'' (Small-flowered Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene gazulensis]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene hicesiae]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene hifacensis]]''<br>
+''[[Silene italica]]'' (Italian Catchfly)<br/><!-- BiolConserv137:248. -->
+''[[Silene laciniata]]'' <br/>
+''[[Silene latifolia]]'' (White Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene linicola]]'' (Flaxfield Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene maritima]]'' (Sea Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene noctiflora]]'' (Night-flowering Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene nutans]]'' (Nottingham Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene otites]]'' (Spanish Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene regia]]'' (Showy Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene rupestris]]'' (Rock Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene schafta]]''<br>
+''[[Silene sennenii]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene sorensenis]]'' (Sorensen's Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene stellata]]'' (Starry Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene suecica]]'' <br/>
+''[[Silene uniflora]]'' (Sea Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene villosa]]''<br/>
+''[[Silene virginica]]'' (Fire Pink)<br/>
+''[[Silene viscosa]]'' (White Sticky Catchfly)<br/>
+''[[Silene vulgaris]]'' (Bladder Campion)<br/>
+''[[Silene wahlbergella]]'' (Northern Catchfly)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
−<gallery perrow=5>
−Image:Red campion close 700.jpg|[[Red Campion]], ''Silene dioica''
−Image:Hybrid campion 800.jpg|A hybrid campion ''S. dioica'' × ''S. latifolia''
−Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Sea campion.JPG|Sea campion, ''Silene maritima''
−Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Silene regina 'Prairie Fire'.jpg|''Silene regia'' "Prairie Fire"
−Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
+<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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