I don't remember observing any Silene so far. Great to see your many many uploads of different Silene species.
Dr Satish Phadke On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Silene pendula* L., Sp. pl. 1:418. 1753 > > Common names: Drooping catchfly, Nodding catchfly > > Cultivated ornamental herb up to 25 cm tall, pubescent, branched above; > leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, 3-5 cm long; flowers > pink to flesh coloured, in loose cymes, pendulous, 15-20 mm across; > pedicels shorter than hirsute 10-nerved calyx, latter inflated at anhesis; > petals 2-lobed, with scales at base of limb. > > Commonly grown as ornamental. Photographed from Avantipur, Kashmir on > June 20, 2010 > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > > > --
