Lychnis coronaria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Lychnis
Sectio: L. sect. Agrostemma
Species: Lychnis coronaria
Name

Lychnis coronaria (L.) Murr. ex Desr., Encycl. Methodique. Botanique 1789. Encycl. (Lamarck) 3(2): 643. 1792.
Synonyms

Basionym

Agrostemma coronaria L, Sp. Pl. 1: 436. 1753.

Homotypic

Coronaria agrostemma Lilja, 1843.
Coronaria coriacea Schischk. ex Gorschk., Fl. URSS vi. 699. 1936, nom. illeg.
Coronaria coronaria (L.) Huth, Helios 11. 134. 1893, nom. illeg.
Lychnis coriacea Moench, Methodus (Moench) 709. 1794, nom. illeg.
Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 826. 1811.

Heterotypic

Coronaria tomentosa A.Braun, Flora 26: 368. 1843.

Vernacular names
čeština: kohoutek věncový
Deutsch: Vexiernelke, Kronen-Lichtnelke, Kranz-Lichtnelke
English: Dusty Miller, Mullein Pink, Rose Campion, Bloody William
suomi: Harmaakäenkukka
français: Coquelourde des jardins
magyar: bársonyos kakukkszegfű
Nederlands: Prikneus
polski: firletka kwiecista
slovenčina: kukučka vencová
svenska: Purpurklätt, Sammetsnejlika

Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Asia and Europe. Other common names include dusty miller (this also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced under its synonym Lychnis coronaria.[1]

The Latin coronaria means "used for garlands".[2]

It is a perennial growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, with grey felted leaves and single, bright magenta flowers produced in succession around July. Though short-lived, the plant readily self-seeds in favourable locations. It is sometimes grown as a biennial.[1]
Awards

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[3] as has the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba'.[4]

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References

RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
"Lychnis coronaria". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

"Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

Armitage, Allan M. (2001) Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half Hardy Perennials, illustrated Asha Kays and Chris Johnson. Timber Press Inc., Singapore.
Bailey, L. H. (2005). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition). Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
Ellis, Barbara W. (1999). Taylor's Guide to Annuals: How to Select and Grow More Than 400 Annuals, Biennials, and Tender Perennials. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 978-0-395-94352-6.
Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links
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"Silene coronaria". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).