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Silene

noun

Any plant of the genus Silene. Synonyms: campion, catchfly.

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... spring temperature. In our long hot seasons, the alpine-garden may be expected to be dormant during much of the summer, unless other rock-loving plants are colonized in it. Alpine plants are of many kinds. They are specially to be found in the genera arenaria, silene, diapensia, primula, saxifraga, arabis, aubrietia, veronica, campanula, gentiana. They comprise a good number of ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey

Words linked to "Silene" : Silene uniflora, Lychnis alba, flower, moss campion, white campion, red bird's eye, fire pink, evening lychnis, Silene vulgaris, wild pink, white cockle, red campion, Lychnis dioica, bladder campion