Silene latifolia subsp. alba

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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: late spring, early summer
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Features: flowers
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Read about Silene latifolia subsp. alba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lychnis alba, Mill. (L. vespertina, Sibth.). White or Evening Campion. FVery like the last, and perhaps not specifically distinct, but more viscid: lvs. longer: fls. usually white and fragrant and opening at evening; calyx longer and green: caps, ovate to conical, with teeth erect or spreading, not recurved. May, June. Eu.—In old gardens and also escaped. There is a double-fld. form. This and the last are easily grown biennials or perennials.


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