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Silene regia 'Prairie Fire' PP 15,692
Prairie Fire Catchfly
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available SileneItem #: 6123
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy:
Height: 48" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(Patent 15,692 expired) Silene regia 'Prairie Fire' is a 2004 selection of the great US prairie native, made by Wisconsin wild man, Neil Diboll, at his Prairie Nursery. This clone stood out in his field as a larger, more vigorous, and better-flowering plant. The deciduous basal rosettes give rise to several sturdy, upright, 4' tall stalks, topped in early summer (mid-June to July in NC) with open sprays of 1" brilliant reddish-orange, star-shaped flowers...a hummingbird favorite. These are vegetatively propagated to preserve the special traits. For us, Silene 'Prairie Fire' has excelled in dry, sunny sites.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Silene
Flower Color: Orange/Peach , Red
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants