Silene comprises annuals, biennials, and both herbaceous and evergreen perennials, featuring opposite leaves that lack teeth. The flowers are either solitary or grouped, characterized by five petals that are typically notched.

Silene

Silene 'Bill MacKenzie'

Silene 'Bull's Blood'

Silene 'Confetti'

Silene 'Country Comet'

Silene 'Frivola Rose'

Silene 'Hill Grounds' is a short-lived perennial that typically grows to about 75 cm in height when in bloom. It features silvery, woolly stems and foliage. From late spring through late summer, it produces slender branching stems adorned with vibrant cerise-pink flowers.

Silene 'Hill Grounds'

Silene 'Ice Clips'

Silene 'Jiggy Pink' is a perennial alpine plant that grows up to 20 cm tall. This evergreen species develops a dense rosette of green foliage, which is adorned with pink blossoms during the summer months.

Silene 'Jiggy Pink'

Silene 'Jiggy White' is a perennial alpine plant that remains evergreen and typically grows to a height of 20 cm. It develops a dense rosette of green foliage, which is topped with white blossoms during the summer months.

Silene 'Jiggy White'

Silene 'Pink Bells'

Silene 'Red Star'

Silene 'Rockin' Robin'

Silene 'Snowflake'

Silene 'Vulcano'

Silene 'Wisley Pink'

Silene (Arkwrightii Group) 'Lipstick'

Silene (Arkwrightii Group) 'Orange Zwerg'

This short-lived perennial reaches a height of up to 45 cm and features finely hairy, oval to lance-shaped green foliage that is prominently flushed with purple-bronze. In early summer, it produces clusters of bright orange-red, star-shaped flowers with notched petals, held aloft by sturdy, upright stems.

Silene (Arkwrightii Group) 'Vesuvius'

Silene (Arkwrightii Group) Scarlet O'Hara ('Pmoore05')

Silene Arkwrightii Group

Silene Forrestii Group

Silene acaulis is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that typically reaches a height of about 5 cm. It features small, narrow leaves that are a vivid green. In spring, the plant produces flowers that are usually pink, although white blooms can occasionally appear. The petals of these flowers often exhibit a notched shape.

Silene acaulis

Silene acaulis 'Alba'

Silene acaulis 'Blush'

Silene acaulis 'Correvoniana'

Silene acaulis 'Elliott's Variety'

Silene acaulis 'Frances'

Silene acaulis 'Helen's Double' (d)

Silene acaulis 'Modter Buse'

Silene acaulis 'Mount Snowdon' is a compact evergreen alpine, typically growing to a height of 10 cm. It produces a dense cushion of small green foliage, adorned with stemless pink blooms that emerge during the summer months.

Silene acaulis 'Mount Snowdon'

Silene acaulis 'Plena' (d)

Silene acaulis 'Saxatilis'

Silene acaulis 'Select'

Silene acaulis 'White Rabbit'

Silene acaulis from Pfiezujoch

Silene acaulis minima

Silene acaulis subsp. acaulis

Silene acaulis subsp. bryoides

Silene acaulis subsp. longiscapa

Silene acaulis variegata (v)

Silene aegyptiaca

Silene aff. delavayi

Silene aff. gracilicaulis from Mugecuo Lake, China

Silene aff. nigrescens

Silene aff. nigrescens from Dali, Yunnan, China

Silene ajanensis

Silene altaica

Silene ampullata

Silene andicola

Silene antarctica

Silene antirrhina

Silene aomorensis

Silene apetala

Silene aprica

Silene aprica var. firma

Silene araratica

Silene argaea

Silene argentea

Silene asclepiadea

Silene atigraca

Silene auriculata

Silene baccifera is a perennial wildflower characterized by its sprawling growth habit, featuring slender, spreading stems and narrow, slightly hairy green leaves. During the summer months, it produces bell-shaped flowers that have a pale green exterior and narrow, divided white petals. After flowering, the plant yields round black berries.

Silene baccifera

Silene banksia

Silene banksia 'Burning Desire'

Silene banksia 'Lengai Red'

Silene banksia 'Lumina Bronze Leaf Red'

Silene banksia 'Matsu Moto'

Silene banksia 'Molten Lava' is a compact perennial that typically reaches a height of about 25 cm. Its foliage features green leaves marked by rich purple-bronze tones. From mid to late summer, this plant produces clusters of orange-red flowers, each with notched petals.

Silene banksia 'Molten Lava'

Silene banksia 'Plena' (d)

Silene banksia 'Sieboldii'

Silene banksia 'Speciosa'

Silene banksia Lumina Mixed ('Lumina Mixed')

Silene baschkirorum

Silene behen

Silene bellidifolia

Silene bellidioides

Silene bilingua

Silene bolanthoides

Silene borysthenica

Silene brahuica

Silene bungei

Silene burchellii

Silene caesia

Silene californica

Silene californica alba

Silene campanula

Silene cardiopetala

Silene caroliniana

Silene caroliniana 'Hot Pink'

Silene caroliniana subsp. pensylvanica

Silene caroliniana subsp. wherryi

Silene caroliniana subsp. wherryi 'Short and Sweet'

Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica

Silene caryophylloides

Silene caryophylloides subsp. echinus

Silene caryophylloides subsp. echinus pink-flowered

Silene caryophylloides subsp. eglandulosa

Silene caryophylloides subsp. subulata

Silene catholica

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