Light Requirements: part shade
Soil Moisture: Medium dry/dry
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: May-July
Height: 2 ft.
Deer Resistant? Not sure
Black Walnut tolerant? Yes
USDA zones: 4-8
Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
$5.00Price
According to the NY Flora Atlas it is uncertain if I’m native to NY.
I’m a short-lived perennial, but will self seed.
I am tolerant of clay soil
I attract hummingbirds, butterlies and moths
I have sticky hairs on my calyx to deter ants from stealing my nectar, so I’m sometimes called catchfly.
I need part shade to thrive.