Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

fringed campion

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Silene catesbaei

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

0.5-1 ft tall by 2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed, Friends

Propagation:

Seed, division.  

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Calcarious

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Visited by small insects including bees but the specific pollinators are apparently not known.  

Native Habitats:

Slope forest. On calcareous soils.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Rare and listed as endangered. Please obtain this plant only from reputable native plant nurseries or friends -- do not harvest from the wild. Little is known about the culture of this species. Other Silene species do well if divided at the crown during the winter every few years.