Perennials & Biennials
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Silene caroliniana Wild Pink, Carolina campion, Sticky catchfly Z 4-8
April-May loose clusters of rose-pink flowers with five spreading wedge-shaped petals
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Silene caroliniana Wild Pink, Carolina campion, Sticky catchfly Z 4-8
April-May loose clusters of rose-pink flowers with five spreading wedge-shaped petalsSize: 12” x12”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: eastern and central North America
Wildlife Value: attracts Bees and ButterfliesNamed and described by Thomas Walter, 1788.
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Silene dioica Red Campion Z 5-8
Dark pink-purple flowers from late spring to mid-summer
Silene dioica syn. Melandrium rubrum Red Campion Z 5-8
Dark pink-purple flowers from late spring to mid-summerSize: 32” x 18”
Care: full sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: EuropeIn Greek mythology Silene was a companion of Bacchus who was covered with foam. Dioicus means that male and female plants are separate. Grown in American gardens since 1800’s.
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Silene regia Royal catchfly Z 5-8
True crimson stars, brighter than a stop light
True crimson stars, brighter than a stop light, in July – September, from the prairies.
Size: 2-3’ x 1-2’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: from Ohio to Alabama W. to Nebraska, WI native
Wildlife Value: hummingbird favorite.In Greek mythology Silene was a companion of Bacchus who was covered with foam. This plant pictured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1811
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Silene schafta Schaft’s catchfly, Moss Z 5-7
spectacular late season blooms – bright magenta flowers September to October
One of the spectacular late season blooms – bright magenta flowers September to October
Size: 6” x Slowly spreading
Care: full sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: RussiaPerfect for dry borders or rock gardens.
Introduced from its native Russia in 1844. In Greek mythology Silene was a companion of Bacchus who was covered with foam. William Robinson, father of the mixed perennial border, described the flowers of this species as being “very neat tufts.”
