Silene coronaria

Crown campion ( Silene coronaria )

The Crown campion ( Silene coronaria. Inclusion in the genus Silene only since 1995, until then Lychnis coronaria ), also called Vexiernelke, is a species of the Caryophyllaceae family.

Description

The Crown campion grows as an evergreen, two-year, rosette -forming herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 40 to 90 centimeters. Since the renewal buds are close to the earth's surface, Crown Campion is counted among the hemicryptophytes. The species is densely villous - graufilzig and forms a Pleiokorm root. The flower stalks are 2 to 14 inches long. The flowers are colored 2 to 3 inches wide and dark. In some varieties, they can also be white, pink or filled. The petals are incised cut in pieces or shallow.

The flowering season lasts from June to August.

Occurrence

The Crown Campion comes from Southeast Europe and Asia Minor as far as Turkestan and the Himalayas. The species grows on slopes, in thickets and in open woods. You wild in places of culture.

Use

The Crown Campion is widely used as an ornamental plant for borders and cottage gardens, as well as rarely used as a medicinal plant. It is in culture at least since 1410.

Documents

• Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Rothmaler - Excursion Flora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.