Silene regia (Royal Catchfly)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Prefers sunny locations with open ground and does not like to be crowded out by larger plants.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, scarlet. July-August.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies and Bees. A favorite of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, which are the primary pollinators. Seed source for songbirds.
ZONE: 5-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL, AR, DE, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV, and WI
If you enjoy watching hummingbirds flit through the garden this showy perennial is a must have! Royal Catchfly forms pretty clumps of downy, lance-shaped leaves and boast vivid, red, star-shaped flowers that last throughout summer. Interestingly, this plant also has a sticky calyx that traps small insects! This low maintenance, pest free wildflower is a brilliant addition to meadows and cottage, wildflower and woodland edge gardens.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Prefers sunny locations with open ground and does not like to be crowded out by larger plants.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, scarlet. July-August.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies and Bees. A favorite of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, which are the primary pollinators. Seed source for songbirds.
ZONE: 5-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL, AR, DE, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV, and WI
If you enjoy watching hummingbirds flit through the garden this showy perennial is a must have! Royal Catchfly forms pretty clumps of downy, lance-shaped leaves and boast vivid, red, star-shaped flowers that last throughout summer. Interestingly, this plant also has a sticky calyx that traps small insects! This low maintenance, pest free wildflower is a brilliant addition to meadows and cottage, wildflower and woodland edge gardens.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Prefers sunny locations with open ground and does not like to be crowded out by larger plants.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, scarlet. July-August.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies and Bees. A favorite of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, which are the primary pollinators. Seed source for songbirds.
ZONE: 5-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL, AR, DE, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV, and WI
If you enjoy watching hummingbirds flit through the garden this showy perennial is a must have! Royal Catchfly forms pretty clumps of downy, lance-shaped leaves and boast vivid, red, star-shaped flowers that last throughout summer. Interestingly, this plant also has a sticky calyx that traps small insects! This low maintenance, pest free wildflower is a brilliant addition to meadows and cottage, wildflower and woodland edge gardens.