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Silene chalcedonica information


Silene chalcedonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. chalcedonica
Binomial name
Silene chalcedonica
(L.) E.H.L.Krause
Synonyms[1]
  • Lychnis chalcedonica L.
  • Lychnis fulgida Moench

Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross[2][3][4] or scarlet lychnis,[3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross[5] and nonesuch.[6]

It is a popular ornamental plant and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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