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 […]
Sigmatostalix radicans ( Sigmatostalix Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid with compressed pseudobulbs and grass-like leaves, to 7 inches long. The greenish-white or greenish-yellow flowers have cream-colored lips, and appear on slender racemes in fall. Grow epiphytically on bark slabs, or with epiphytic orchid potting mix in […]
Sidalcea malviflora ( William Smith Prairie Mallow )
This is an erect perennial with kidney-shaped, shallow-lobed, basal, medium-green leaves. Grows to 36″ tall and 18″ wide. Funnel-shaped flowers of ‘William Smith’ are dark rose-pink, to 2″ across, and borne in summer. Locate in full sun and provide plenty […]
Sidalcea malviflora ( Scarlet Beauty Prairie Mallow )
This is an erect perennial with kidney-shaped, shallow-lobed, basal, medium-green leaves. Grows to 36″ tall and 18″ wide. Funnel-shaped flowers of ‘Scarlet Beauty’ are dark purple, to 2″ across, and borne in summer. Locate in full sun and provide plenty […]
Sidalcea malviflora ( Puck Prairie Mallow )
This is an erect, compact perennial with kidney-shaped, shallow-lobed, basal, medium-green leaves. Grows to 16″ tall and 18″ wide. Funnel-shaped flowers of ‘Puck’ are dark pink, to 2″ across, and borne in summer. Locate in full sun and provide plenty […]