Silene catesbaei
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Fringed Campion
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 0.5-1 ft tall by 2 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Pink | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Groundcover. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Calcarious |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Visited by small insects including bees but the specific pollinators are apparently not known. | |
Native Habitats: | Slope forest. On calcareous soils. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
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. |