Common Name: Rose CampionScientific Name Genus: LychnisFamily Name: CaryophyllaceaeIdentification Notesself-sows readily.Growth Habiterect, flowering stems to 3 feet tall. Leavessemi-evergreen, oblong-ovate to oblong-spatulate, 1-4 inches long, white-wooly, margins entire. Flowersborne on long pedicels occurring sporadically on flowering stems, 5 petals, about 1 inch across, rose-purple, white, or pink. Propagation Methoddivision, every 3-4 years, spring or fall. Landscape Usesrock garden; fg; mg.