Tuberous, miniature perennial ideal in woodland garden where hardy or as houseplant. Leaves are scalloped and borne in round rosettes. Red, trumpet-shaped, single flowers with white dots on their throats bloom in summer.
Silphium terebinthinaceum ( Rosinweed )
Upright perennial with basal leaves. Leaves are oval to oblong, toothed to pinnate, and borne on long stalks. Corymb-like yellow flowers, resembling sunflowers, bloom in summer. Ideal in herbaceous border or for naturalizing in woodland garden.
Silphium liciniatum ( Pilot Plant )
Upright, clump-forming perennial with hairy stems. This plant gets its common name from its fern-like, hairy leaves with flat sides that face east and west. Raceme-like corymbs of yellow flowers, that face east, bloom in late summer and early fall. […]
Silene uniflora ( Flore Pleno Double Bladder Campion )
This is a deep rooting, spreading, semi-evergreen perennial with fleshy, finely hairy, grayish-green, lance-shaped leaves, to 3/4″ long. Clusters of white, double flowers with deeply lobed petals, to 1″ across, are held on upright, branching stalks, to 6″ tall. Plant […]
Silene pendula ( Snowball Nodding Catchfly )
Spreading annual, sometimes erect in form with hairy, oval leaves and nodding double, white, late summer flowers. Easy to grow and often self sowing, if winter moisture is not excessive. This delicate plant is at home in the woodland or […]
Silene pendula ( Nodding Catchfly )
Spreading annual, sometimes erect in form with hairy, oval leaves and nodding pink, late summer flowers. Easy to grow and often self sowing, if winter moisture is not excessive. This delicate plant is at home in the woodland or rock […]
Silene keiskei var. minor ( Japanese Campion )
Short, evergreen perennial with tufts of open rosettes bearing slender, dark green, hairy, lance-shaped leaves, to 1 1/4″ long. Dianthus-like flowers are dark rose-pink, loosely branched, up to 1 1/4″ wide, borne in late summer. Grows to 4″ tall and […]
Silene elisabethae ( Elisabeth Campion )
Semi-evergreen perennial with tufts of open rosettes bearing glossy, medium green, lance-shaped leaves, to 2 1/2″ long. Dianthus-like flowers are dark reddish-purple, solitary, to 2″ wide, and borne in early summer. Grows to 10″ tall and spreads 6″. This delicate […]
Silene conica ( Balletje Balletje Cone Catchfly )
Upright, narrow annual with grayish-green, slender, lance-shaped leaves, to 1 1/2″ long, and sticky stalks. Rose-pink flowers, to 1/4″ wide, are held in showy cymes of up to 30 blossoms, borne in summer. Widely grown for its interesting grayish-green, oval, […]
Silene coeli-rosa ( Rose Angel Rose of Heaven )
Upright, slender annual with grayish-green, hairless, lance-shaped leaves, up to 2″ long. Summer borne, loose clusters of dark magenta-pink flowers with white centers, to 1″ across, are held on long stalks and make great cut flowers. Grows to 20″ tall […]
