Silene coronaria

syn. Lychnis coronaria

A fuzzy favorite - Rose Campion is a short lived 'evergray' perennial or biennial with attractive gray stems, wooly foliage, and cheery cerise-pink flowers. It is a very low maintenance plant that is disease free, drought tolerant, and deer resistant. Deadhead after flowering if seedlings are not desired.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 4 to 8
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 24 to 36 in.
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: full sun
Soil Conditions: average, dry, well-drained
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Color: cerise-pink
Native Range: central and southeastern Europe to Northern Iran and Central Asia to the Western Himalayas