General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: To 15 cm in bloom
Plant Spread: Slowly spreading to more than 30 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Foliage Mound Height: Under 10 cm
Uses: Groundcover

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Common names
  • Silene
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Heliosperma alpestre
  • Synonym: Silene quadrifida
  • Synonym: Silene alpestris
  • Synonym: Ixoca quadrifida

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Location: St Louis - Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-05-08
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-06-20
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-06-20
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 4000-11-25

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