Silene laciniata

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width:	⇔	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
USDA Zones:		7 to 10
Flower features:	❀	red, pink

Scientific Names

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Silene laciniata is a herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Silene that is commonly called Indian-pink, Mexican campion, or Mexican-pink.

Read about Silene laciniata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Silene laciniata, Cav. Perennial, 1 1/2 ft. high: sts. pubescent, decumbent and erect-branched: lvs. large, lanceolate to narrowly linear, acute, attenuate at base, subsessile: fls. axillary and terminal, paniculate, somewhat nodding, bright carmine, about 1 in. across; calyx long-cylindrical, pink with 10 green nerves, slightly inflated after anthesis; petals 4-cleft to about their middle, lobes acute. Mex. Var. Purpusii, Hort., is a dwarf, spreading plant, 6-8 in. high: lvs. narrow, green, somewhat woolly: fls. rich cardinal-red. Mex. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Varieties

There are at least four subspecies including:

1. Silene laciniata subsp. brandegeei
2. Silene laciniata subsp. californica
3. Silene laciniata subsp. greggii
4. Silene laciniata subsp. laciniata

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