Description. This has a singular appearance. The stem is slender, and very upright; the leaves are narrow, smooth at the edges, long, and pointed; they are numerous, soft to the touch, and of a deep green. The flowers are moderately large, and are placed at the tops of the branches, and are of a beautiful bright red.
Place. It is frequent in damp meadows, under hedges, and by the sides of brooks.
Time. It flowers in July.