Silene alpestris

Silene alpestris subsp. var.

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
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Height:	⇕	6 in to 12 in
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Lifespan:	⌛
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
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USDA Zones:		5 to 9
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	white

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Silene alpestris, Jacq. Perennial, 4-6 in. high, cespitose, more or less viscid above: sts. dichotomous: lvs. mostly radical, lanceolate-linear, rather obtuse: fls. white, rather large, shining, in corymbose panicles; calyx short, campanulate-clavate, not inflated, 10-nerved; petals obovate, 4-lobed at the apex, and with 2 teeth at the base of each petal. May-Aug. Mountains of E. Eu.—It forms a dense mass of underground sts. and is easily prop. by division or seeds. Var. grandiflora, Hort., is a large-fld. form offered in the trade. Var. Richentreichii, Hort., is offered in the trade as a smaller form, about 6 in. high. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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