| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene chalcedonica (L.) E.H.L.Krause |
| Synonyms | Lychnis chalcedonica L. |
| Lychnis fulgida Moench | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | basal leaves ovate, stem leaves similar, 5-12cm, sparsely pilose, flowers 10-50 in corymbose inflorescence, corolla 15-20mm across, petals broadly obovate, bifid |
| Size | 30-80cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia ) Russian Far East (Khabarovsk ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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