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Part II: Good Rock Garden Plants

by NARGS contributors

Silene alpestris
[sy-lee-nee al-pess-tris]

The silenes are a large genus of the Pink family. White snowflake flowers on 4" stems in early summer. Sun or part shade in deep, well-drained, limy soil. Creeping stems form a dense mat of shiny dark green leaves. The double form resembles a carnation. Eastern Alps. Zones 5-8.