Silene schafta

Silene schafta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. schafta
Binomial name
Silene schafta

Silene schafta, the Caucasian campion[1] or autumn catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to western Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a mat-forming semi-evergreen perennial, with narrow leaves and clusters of bright pink, five-petalled flowers in late summer.[2]

The specific epithet schafta derives from a local Caspian name for this plant.[3]

Valued in the garden as easily grown groundcover for rock gardens,[4] Silene schafta has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

  • Illustration (1846)
    Illustration (1846)

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  4. ^ "Kew Gardens - Plants & fungi - Silene schafta". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Silene schafta". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 95. Retrieved 1 November 2018.