Silene virginica
Silene virginica has fiery scarlet red stars that are a natural hummingbird magnet!
Description:
Silene virginica has bright, thin petalled red star-like flowers held above clean, dark green foliage. This great little plant is native to eastern North America. Short-lived, but reseeds freely. Commonly referred to as catchfly due to it's sticky stems and sepals. A hummingbird magnet! Super flexible in soil moisture requirements from dry to moist as long as conditions are well-drained and in light requirements from sun to part shade. Have fun. This plant can offer you fiery red in almost any location in the garden.
Common Name: Virginia Catchfly
Family: Caryophyllaceae (The Pink Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Banks, thickets and woods, New Jersey to Ontario south to Oklahoma and Georgia.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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