Silene catesbyi NOT OUTSIDE NC Russia Each 16" wide clump is

Each 16" wide clump is topped in midsummer with light lavender flowers on 30" tall scapes

From Zone 7 south

'Black Mamba' emerges early in the season

It combines well with all other plants of winter interest whether other herbaceous perennials or flowering trees and shrubs such as Camellia or Prunus mume

if you have a sunny dry spot

Silene catesbyi NOT OUTSIDE NC Russia Each 16" wide clump is(aka: Silene polypetala) We are pleased to offer another of the wonderful and easy to grow (but US endangered) wildflowers, Silene catesbyi. These offerings were cutting grown from a plant in Gadsden County in the Florida Panhandle. In the wild, it is usually found on north facing moist slopes in neutral to slightly alkaline soils, where it spreads by short stolons. From late March through May, the small rock garden sized clumps are topped with