Silene viscaria subsp. viscaria
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Read about Silene viscaria subsp. viscaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Lychnis viscaria, Linn. German Catchfly. Interesting hardy perennial, 6-20 in. high, glabrous but with viscid patches beneath the fl.-clusters: lvs. long-linear, the lower ones tapering toward the base: fls. not large, red, in opposite short-stalked clusters, which form an interrupted glomerate panicle; calyx ¾in. long, reddish, usually somewhat swollen above the middle, with short teeth. Eu., N. Asia.—Sometimes seen in old gardens, and a useful plant with a tufted habit; a most profuse bloomer in sunny places. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white. Var. splendens, Hort., has rose-pink fls. Var. elegans, Hort., has scarlet and white-striped fls. There are double-fld. forms.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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