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Silene flos-jovis, the flower-of-Jove, is a mat-forming perennial from the central Alps, grown for its grey-green foliage and pink summer flowers. It needs sun and very well-drained soil, and it dislikes wet winters.
Silene flos-jovis, the flower-of-Jove, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the central Alps and found at elevations of 1,000–2,400 m (3,281–7,874 ft). It is a mat-forming perennial growing to 20–60 cm (8–24 in) tall and 45 cm (18 in) wide, with hairy grey-green leaves and clusters of notched pink flowers throughout summer.
Under its former name, Lychnis flos-jovis, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silene flos-jovis 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.
