| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene delavayi Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 424 (1886) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-3800m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 3-8cm, ciliate, pubescent, long petiolate, flowers 5-8, calyx narrowly campanulate, violet glandular hirsute, petals 20-25mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | dark violet, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis delavayi Diels Melandrium delavayi Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |