Catchfly
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Catchfly (Silene) - A large family containing few showy plants, but with some of great beauty. S. and C.
Sweet William catchfly's vivid dark pink flower clusters beautify the garden in late summer. It is a herbaceous perennial most often grown as an annual, as it readily propagates from seed.
Haage Campion, Catchfly
Hardy in poor soils, plant varieties of old-fashioned Campion in flower borders, cutting gardens and wild gardens. Flowers range from rich magenta and orange to the softest pastels to white.
( Angel's Blush Catchfly )
This is a biennial or short-lived perennial known for exceptional hardiness, tolerant of poor soils and little water. Foliage is wooly, silvery-gray. Ovate-lance-shaped leaves up to 7 inches long.
30 (40)cm, Alpine Catchfly is similar to Lychnis viascaria, yet smaller in all parts. For an open spot in full sun. Ideal for the rock garden. IV-V.
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Silene Armeria
Catchfly
Native: No
Annual
Habitat: Full sun or light shade; adaptable to heavy or light soil. Surface sow or to no more than 1/8" deep.
In addition, Sticky Catchfly Lychnis viscaria was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian, the county containing Edinburgh.
Catchfly, campion (Silene species)
Cattleya (Cattleya species, Cattleya hybrids)
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis)
Ceanothus (Ceanothus species)
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Sainfoin, Salad Burnet, Saltmarsh Flat Sedge, Saltmarsh Rush, Sand Catchfly, Sand Catstail, Sand Couch, Sand Crocus, Sand Leek, Sand Sedge, Sand Spurrey, Sanicle, Saw-wort, Scarlet Pimpernel, Scented Mayweed, Scentless Mayweed, Scorched Alpine Sedge, ...
Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) - This plant is definitely a member of the "pinks" family, but I'm not certain whether it is "Sweet-william Catchfly" (apparently there are several plants that go by that name) or "Bouncing Bet" (Saponaria ...
Similar Species: Round-leaved Catchfly (S. Rotundifolia) as the name implies has round leaves and is lower growing. It inhabits sandstone cliffs.
Bright, thin petalled red flowers held above clean, dark green foliage. This great little plant is native to the Mountains of the East Coast. Short-lived, but seeds in freely. Commonly referred to as Catchfly due to it's sticky stems and sepals...
regia (Fire Pink, Catchfly)
Silphium sp. (Rosinweed, Cup Plant)
Sinningia sellovii (Hummingbird Hardy Sinningia)
Solidago sp. (Goldenrod)
Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink)
Stachys coccinea (Betony)
Verbena sp. And cultivars (Vervain)
Vernonia sp.
small-flowered catchfly Silene gallica
smokebush Buddleja madagascariensis
smooth bedstraw Cruciata laevipes
smooth brome grass; awnless brome; Hungarian brome; Bromus inermis
smooth crabgrass; violet crabgrass; kukaipua'a-uka Digitaria violascens ...
 See also: Pink, May, Rose, Green, Campion
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