General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Cherry Drumsticks
  • Bulgarian Catchfly
  • Campion
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Viscaria asterias
  • Synonym: Silene asterias f. radikae
  • Synonym: Silene asterias

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On August 4, 2019 Potted up
1 on 8-4-2019
MrsBinWY On May 5, 2019 Seeds germinated
2 (but they might be something else)
MrsBinWY On January 19, 2019 Seeds sown
25 seeds from Lalambchop (2017) in milk jug @ room temp; moved these out to the patio 2-15-19
MrsBinWY On January 21, 2018 Seeds sown
WS 16 seeds fromLalambchop1
lovesblooms On February 24, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
KelliW On February 29, 2020 Seeds germinated
sprouts in jug
KelliW On January 25, 2020 Seeds sown
wintersown outdoors in a jug, zone 6b
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