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 […]
Silene caroliniana ( Carolina Campion )
Evergreen perennial with dense tufts of hairy, medium green, spoon-shaped basal leaves and lance-shaped stem leaves, up to 3″ long. Summer borne, pink, Dianthus-like flowers, to 1″ wide, are held in showy, rounded corymbs. Grows to 8″ tall and spreads […]
Silene armeria ( Sweet William Catchfly )
Upright annual with sticky stalks and grayish-green, spoon-shaped basal leaves and lance-shaped stem leaves, up to 1 1/2″ long. Dark carmine-pink flowers, to 1/2″ across, are held in dense, wide, round panicles, and borne in late summer. Grows to 12″ […]
Silene alpestris ( Alps Campion )
Branching evergreen perennial with lance-shaped to linear, medium green leaves, to 1 1/4″ long, held in loose tufts. Rounded, open sprays of 1/2″ wide, Dianthus-like, white flowers, borne in late summer. Grows to 6″ tall and spreads 8″. This delicate […]