General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Plant Spread: 6-12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Pink
Red
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 15-20 days
Depth to plant seed: 1 mm
Suitable for wintersowing
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Rose of Heaven
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Silene oculata
  • Synonym: Viscaria oculata
  • Synonym: Silene coeli-rosa subsp. coeli-rosa

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-13
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-16
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-17
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-13

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-16

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-10
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KelliW On March 10, 2019 Seeds germinated
KelliW On February 4, 2019 Seeds sown
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