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Silene coronaria
Also called Dusty-miller, Mullein-pink, Rose campion, Bloody William, Gardener's Delight
Crown-pink (Silene coronaria) is a short-lived perennial, often grown as a biennial, with grey felted leaves and bright magenta flowers in summer. It is easy to grow in sun and well-drained soil and readily self-seeds.
Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include dusty miller (which also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced under its synonym Lychnis coronaria.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, as has the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba'.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silene coronaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
