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 wolgensis

Silene wrightii

Silene x hampeana

Silene x walkeri

Silene x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose' is a perennial that forms dense clumps, reaching a height of up to 40 cm. Its foliage consists of finely hairy, silvery leaves. From early to late summer, it bears rounded, deep pink blooms featuring white centers, which are supported by branching, silver-grey stems.

Silene x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose'

Silene yunnanensis

Silene zawadskii is a compact perennial that forms a dense mat of evergreen foliage. It produces white flowers measuring up to 2.5 cm in diameter, each supported by an inflated pale green calyx, on stems that reach about 25 cm in height during the summer months.

Silene zawadskii

This bushy perennial, reaching heights of up to 40 cm, forms clumps and features oval leaves. From late spring through summer, it produces clusters of vivid pink flowers atop upright stems. It is frost-tender and should be protected in colder climates.

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