| Common Name | Royal Catchfly |
| Scientific Name | Silene regia |
| Height | 3'-4' tall |
| Sun/Shade | Sun (short-lived in partial shade) |
| Bloom Season | July - August |
| Bloom Color | Red |
| Soil | Well drained, average to sandy |
| Disease Susceptibility | |
| Propagation | Seeds heavily and germinates in gardens. Easy to grow from seed. |
| Notes | Favorite of hummingbirds. Conceal bottom half - shrivel prematurely. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
3" Pot
1-3 $4.95ea. 4-11 $3.95ea. 12-31 $3.75ea. 32-63 $3.25ea. 64-95 $2.95ea. 96+ $2.75 ea. |
NA | Native plant retail prices:
½ pint - 2.35, pint - 3.40, quart - 4.75, ½ gallon - 5.95, gallon - 7.50 & up. |
NA | Flat of 32 - $37.00
2" plug - $2.25 each gallons - $4.75 |
Information on Silene regia:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana. (pamphlet). November 1999.
- Harstad, Carolyn. Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and
Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest. Bloomington: Indiana University
Press, 1999
- Cullina, Willaim. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000.