Silene coronaria Gardeners World™

Scientific Name: Silene coronaria 'Blych'

Also Known As

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardener's World'
Gardener's World Rose Campion

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"
W: 24"

planting zones

5a-8b

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Silene coronaria Gardeners World™ plant details

Silene coronaria Gardeners World™ is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with blue and green foliage. In summer magenta and red flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Silene coronaria Gardeners World™

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: caryophyllaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 0 - 24 IN - wide, 0 - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta and red blooms in summer
Uses: cottage garden, cutting garden, rock garden, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Silene coronaria Gardeners World™

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

You’ll likely recognize the old-fashioned Lychnis coronaria or rose campion except when it comes to the double flowers. 'Gardener's World' produces vigorous clumps of silvery, woolly foliage and sturdy stems that hold aloft bright magenta-red, fully double blooms. The flowers are large at up to 1.5 inches across and resemble carnations or small roses. They are sterile so they won’t reseed. Well-drained soil in full sun. Drought tolerant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Double red campions were grown as early as 1614. In fact, they became all the rage and then dropped into obscurity, seemingly lost until now. This Blooms of Bressingham selection is sterile, so no crowd of little ones where they are not wanted and the carnation-like blooms last for a long time. Summer bloom.

By: Select Seeds

Great progress!: this British discovery offers larger, double, sterile flowers of an attractive deep-red (rather than magenta), a beautiful contrast to its silver-leaves, on 2' plants that WON'T spread. Sun/M/GDr