Wild Ginger Farm
Silene
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Silene acaulis f. alba
Silene acaulis – Moss Campion
Cushion forming, dwarf, evergreen perennial 2” X 8” with 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
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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 degrees F. Native to rocky areas of European mountains. Caryophyllaceae
©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 petersonii
Peterson's Catchfly
Creeping rhizomatous perennial with a pinkish-purple, deeply lacinated flower.
10 x 8" Well drained soil, full to part sun.
10,000 Ft. Sanpete County, Utah Hardy to -30 degrees F. Caryophyllaceae
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 degrees F. European mountain native. Caryophyllaceae
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Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’
Compact Maiden Tears
Rich flowering, evergreen perennial forms, low cushions 4” high with gray-green foliage
with white to pink flowers June-Aug. Naturalizes. Full sun, gritty, well drained soil, quite drought tolerant.
Hardy to –40 degrees F. Caryophyllaceae
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Silene uniflora ‘ Ice Cups ’
White Maiden Tears
Abundant white flowers June-Aug on low cushions, olive-green plant to 8" high,
naturalzing to create a groundcover. Full sun, well drained soil, quite drought tolerant.
Hardy to –40 degrees F. European native. Caryophyllaceae