| Description | Artic Campion (Silene suecica) is a low-growing, tufted perennial, with dark green, grass-like leaves and clusters of small, deep-pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (sigh-LEE-nee)(soo-EH-sih-kuh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Short lived perennials, Tender perennials often grown as annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained |
| Temperature | Grows best in areas that have cool summers. |
| Flowers | Rose-purple, more rarely white, borne in head-like clusters of ten to twenty small flowers. Blooms in the summer. |
| Fruit | Forms a 5-valved capsule. |
| Leaves | Forms tufted mounds of narrow, linear, grassy leaves. |
| Stems | Sturdy stems emerge from the tuffet of leaves. |
| Dimensions | 6-8 by 6-8 inches |
| Maintenance | Remove spent flowers to encourage more blooms. It is a short-lived perennial and will reseed, so excess seedlings may need to be removed. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Arctic areas of North America, Europe Siberica and Labrador. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name comes from the classical name, said to be derived from the Greek word lychnos, meaning a lamp, possibly referring to the ancient use of leaves of a woolly species for wicks. Species means sticky". Syn: Lychnis alpina Arctic campion, Viscaria alpina |
| Notes & Reference | #133-Rock Garden and Alpine Plants (Raymond Foster), #291-Collins Guide To Alpines and Rock Gardens (Anna N. Griffith) |
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