About
A robust, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial to about 1.2m tall from montane meadows in China and Japan, with broad, pleated, prominently veined, elliptic leaves and tall, branched panicles of small, greenish to white star-shaped flowers in summer. A bold, architectural foliage plant for a shaded, moist, fertile border.
About the genus
Silene can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous or evergreen perennials, with opposite, untoothed leaves and solitary or clustered flowers with 5, usually notched petals
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.