Japanese name: コムギセンノウ（小麦仙翁） Scientific name:Silene coeli-rosa
[Overview]
An annual 50 cm tall.
The stem is slender and branches.
Leaves are simple and opposite, lanceolate to oblong, 1–5 cm long, with entire margins.
Cymes are borne at the stem tips.
The flowers are 5-petaled, 2.5 cm across, rose pink with a white center.
The petals open flat and are 2-lobed at the tip.
There are also cultivars with white, wisteria-colored or crimson flowers.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It also spreads readily from self-sown seed.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained, well-ventilated, slightly alkaline soil.
Cultivation is easy.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
For plants in the ground, fertilizer is not particularly necessary; for potted plants, apply slow-release fertilizer in spring and autumn.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
