Silene flos-cuculi

Ragged-Robin

Ragged-Robin (Silene flos-cuculi) is a perennial plant which can grow up to 80 centimeters high and shows its striking flowers from late spring to summer.

Silene flos-cuculi

Description
  1. Popular name(s): Ragged-Robin, Meadow Campion
  2. Botanical name: Silene flos-cuculi (syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
  3. Family: Caryophyllaceae
  4. Origin: Asia (Caucasus, Siberia), Europe and as an introduced species also in some regions in Canada and the USA.
  5. Height: 30 to 80 centimeters
  6. USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 F/-23 °C)

Silene flos-cuculi

Silene flos-cuculi

Silene flos-cuculi

Categories: Garden plants | Red & Pink Flowers | Wildflowers |

More species from the Caryophyllaceae family