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Silene

 

Silene acaulis flower close-up © ©

Silene acaulis f. Alba©

Silene acaulis f. alba

Silene acaulis – Moss Campion

Cushion forming, dwarf, evergreen perennial 2” X 8”.   Pink, rarely white, flowers in summer.   Sun to part shade, gritty, sharply drained soil.   Hardy to –30 degrees F.   Arctic-alpine with a circumpolar distribution. Caryophyllaceae

 

Silene alpestris©

Silene alpestris

Loosely tufted, evergreen perennial 6” X 8”.   Lance shaped leaves, white to pink fringed flower petals June-Aug.  

Sun to part shade, gritty, sharply drained soil.   Hardy to –30 o F.  Native to rocky areas of European mountains.  Caryophyllaceae

 

 

Silene caroliniana v wherryi©

Silene caroliniana v. wherryi

Wild Pink

Rich flowering, cushion forming, evergreen perennial 8”X 12”. Pink flowers May-July.   Sun or part shade in sharply-drained soil. Eastern US woodland native.   Hardy to -10 o F Caryophyllaceae

 

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Silene douglasii

Douglas' Catchfly

Evergreen perennial 12” high with white flowers with a fat green calyx in summer.

  Sun or part shade in sharply-drained soil. Our plants are from seed originally collected in the Oregon Cascades,

the species is found througout the Western US   Hardy to -10 degrees F Caryophyllaceae

 

 

Silene saxifraga

Silene saxifraga

Compact evergreen perennial with delicate green foliage, small white flowers all summer.   4 X 12”.  

Grow in sun, well drained soil.   Hardy to -30 o F. European mountain native.  Caryophyllaceae

 

 Silene uniflora 'Compacta'©  Silene uniflora 'Compacta'©

Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’

Compact Maiden Tears

Rich flowering, evergreen perennial forms low cushions 4”X12”.   Gray-green foliage with white to pink flowers June-Aug.   Full sun, gritty, well drained soil.   Hardy to –40 o F. Caryophyllaceae

 

Silene uniflora 'IceCups'  Silene uniflora 'Ice Cups'©

Silene uniflora ‘ Ice Cups ’

White Maiden Tears

Abundant white flowers June-Aug on low cushion-forming, trailing, deeply rooted, olive-green plant.   8"x12”   Full sun, well drained soil.   Hardy to –40 degrees F. European native.  Caryophyllaceae

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