Cushion Pink
Silene acaulis
Caryophyllaceae
Other names
Moss Campion
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Arctic Eurasia, Mnts. of Western N. Amer., and Central Europe
Location
Source of plant
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
Description
Of densely tufted habit, it forms wide mats of congested shoots clothed in small bright green leaves;flowers pink, almost stemless, prolific in the wild, less so in cultivation.
USDA Hardiness Zone
2
Special characteristics
growth habit