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

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