Silene catesbyi - NOT OUTSIDE NC
Fringed Campion
Item #: 5762
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy:
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Silene polypetala) We are pleased to offer another of the wonderful and easy-to-grow (but US endangered) wildflowers, Silene catesbyi. These offerings were cutting-grown from a plant in Gadsden County in the Florida Panhandle. In the wild, it is usually found on north-facing moist slopes in neutral to slightly alkaline soils, where it spreads by short stolons. From late March through May, the small rock-garden sized clumps are topped with dianthus-like, salmon-pink flowers. S. catesbyi is endangered primarily due to habitat loss from development. Due to Federal regulations, these cannot be shipped out of NC.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Silene
Flower Color: Pink
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , United States Native Plants