Silene regia Tony's Favorites Remove all solid shoots to

Remove all solid shoots to maintain the pattern of this fascinating attention-getter

the foliage will not remain bright gold

Introduced into cultivation by Woodlanders Nursery

creamy gold bordered leaves

Silene regia Tony's Favorites Remove all solid shoots toIf you haven't tried royal catchfly, Silene regia, you have missed one of the truly great eastern US natives. Silene regia has a limited and scattered range from Illinois south to Florida in mostly prairie habitats. Emerging from a basal rosette, the tight clump of flowering stems shoot upward to 2. 5 4' tall, clothed to the top with long smooth green leaves. In June July, the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal