- Genus
- Silene
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Common Names
- adder's flower, devil's flower, hare's eye, mother-die, poor robin, ragged Jack, red lychnis, robins, white soapwort, soldiers [2]
About this plant
A short-lived perennial tbears its male and female flowers on separate plants.Plants form clumps of downy leaves from which emerge flowering stems up to 1m in height. Flowering is mainly in late spring. Flowers have five deeply notched, pink petals. Seed capsules have toothed edges as they open to disperse ripe seed on female plants