Silene laciniata

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 Silene laciniata subsp. var.  Fringed Indian pink, Mexican campion
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Silene laciniata is a herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Silene that is commonly called Indian-pink, Mexican campion, or Mexican-pink.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Silene laciniata, Cav. Perennial, 1 1/2 ft. high: sts. pubescent, decumbent and erect-branched: lvs. large, lanceolate to narrowly linear, acute, attenuate at base, subsessile: fls. axillary and terminal, paniculate, somewhat nodding, bright carmine, about 1 in. across; calyx long-cylindrical, pink with 10 green nerves, slightly inflated after anthesis; petals 4-cleft to about their middle, lobes acute. Mex. Var. Purpusii, Hort., is a dwarf, spreading plant, 6-8 in. high: lvs. narrow, green, somewhat woolly: fls. rich cardinal-red. Mex. CH


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Varieties

There are at least four subspecies including:

  1. Silene laciniata subsp. brandegeei
  2. Silene laciniata subsp. californica
  3. Silene laciniata subsp. greggii
  4. Silene laciniata subsp. laciniata

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