Nodding catchfly or drooping catchfly, Silene pendula. Native to Italy, Greece and Turkey. As Silene pendula compacta, from William Bull's nursery, King's Road, Chelsea. Handcolored botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Worthington George Smith from Henry Honywood Dombrain's Floral Magazine, New Series, Volume 2, L. Reeve, London, 1873. Lithograph printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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