1784 J. Abercrombie II. 516 Agrostemma..Cœli rosa..or Rose of Heaven—smooth, and with linear-lanced leaves, petals emarginated.
1852 G. W. Johnson 790/1 Rose of Heaven, Lychnis Coeli-Rosa.
1913 N. Blanchan 64 Rose of Heaven (Lychnis Cœli-rosa). Rosy flowers one inch across all summer.
1980 13 Dec. 11/2 Then we have the rose of Heaven, correctly known as Silene coeli-rosa... This is a charming much neglected hardy annual, growing to about a foot high.