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Silene dioica |
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| Common name |
catchfly |
| Family |
caryophyllaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
pink (May) |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinates readily at room temperature; self-seeds in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | mid-June |
My dad was surprised to see this growing in our garden – in his Dutch garden, he considers it a weed. I admit, it's not the most refined plant, and it does reseed somewhat freely, but it sure is pretty when it blooms. It also puts up with a fair bit of shade, which comes in handy in our garden which is getting shadier by the year.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Jeanette Broekhuis | Jul 08, 2016 | Still a weed in my garden but I let a few grow in odd corners. Trying to eradicate in flower beds, where it is exceedingly invasive. But yes, pretty when it blooms. |
- Seed from '01 trade, wintersowed to pot in mid-March; plenty of seedlings by mid-April
- Seed for 'Purple Prince' from '09 trade. Baggy 70F (78%G, 5-8d)
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