Silene — 25 species
Botanical species in the genus Silene recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Silene acaulis
Silene acaulis
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene acaulis is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -40°c when fully dormant. Easily grown in a light soil in full sun, doing best on a moraine. Prefers a cool climate, plants can be difficult to bring into flower in the garden.
Full cultivation guide →Silene armeria
Silene armeria
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene cobalticola
Silene cobalticola
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene cobalticola is found at elevations around 1,300 metres in Kantanga in southern DR Congo. The climate is humid subtropical, being tempered by the relatively high elevation. Mean annual rainfall is around 1,300mm, more than 90% of which falls in a four month rainy season.
Full cultivation guide →Silene colorata
Silene colorata
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene conoidea
Silene conoidea
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene dioica
Silene dioica
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene dioica is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to at least -20°c when fully dormant. Prefers a well-drained nitrogen-rich soil in light shade. Succeeds in any position that is not hot and dry.
Full cultivation guide →Silene douglasii
Silene douglasii
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene firma
Silene firma
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene flos-cuculi
Silene flos-cuculi
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil so long as it is moist, and also doing well in a bog garden. It prefers a sunny position. Plants succeed in damp woodlands or damp meadows.
Full cultivation guide →Silene fulgens
Silene fulgens
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, succeeding in a good garden soil and a warm sheltered position.
Full cultivation guide →Silene gallica
Silene gallica
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene laciniata
Silene laciniata
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene laciniata is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant. Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene latifolia
Silene latifolia
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene latifolia is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil. Plants tend to be short-lived and are sometimes only annual.
Full cultivation guide →Silene menziesii
Silene menziesii
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil. Although the flowers are usually hermaphrodite, they are functionally unisexual.
Full cultivation guide →Silene nigrescens
Silene nigrescens
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene noctiflora
Silene noctiflora
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil. The flowers open overnight and are pollinated by moths.
Full cultivation guide →Silene scouleri
Silene scouleri
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene stellata
Silene stellata
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene stracheyi
Silene stracheyi
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
An exceedingly curious plant, intermediate between Siilene and Cucubalus, perhaps better referred to the latter genus.
Full cultivation guide →Silene uniflora
Silene uniflora
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene uniflora is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -35°c when fully dormant. Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil. Silene uniflora and Silene vulgaris are very closely related species which can be crossed artificially with little loss of fertility.
Full cultivation guide →Silene uralensis
Silene uralensis
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene velutina
Silene velutina
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow well in a sunny position in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Silene vulgaris
Silene vulgaris
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Cultivation
Silene vulgaris is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Succeeds in full sun to partial shade, preferring a well-drained moisture retentive light loamy soil. Prefers moist humid to dry substrates that can be stony, clay, gritty loam or sandy, growing best in relatively poor soils with a basic pH.
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