Silene virginica

Plant Description

In late spring and early summer, the brilliant red-orange flowers of Fire Pink are eye-catching on dry, partly sunny road banks. In the wild, the plants rarely are full or many-flowered. However, when happy in cultivation, this short-lived perennial forms full 1- to 2-foot clumps with dozens of 1-inch flowers. Give it light shade, and average well-drained soil in a perennial garden, rock garden, or natural setting. Good companions are Green-and-Gold, Eared Coreopsis, Dwarf Crested Iris, Sundrops, Beard-tongue, Lyre-leaved Sage, Alumroot, and Cumberland Rosemary.

 

Characteristics Container plant Roof Garden Deer Resistant Hummingbird Plant Native Plant Ease of Culture Not too hard to culture          Evergreen Evergreen Plant Type Wildflower, Perennial,

Light Exposure Mostly sunny, Half and half,  Soil Condition Average, Sandy, Moisture Tolerance Moderately moist, Dry, Size full quart Height 12 to 24,

Flower Color Red, scarlet, Bloom Time Late spring, Early summer, Typical Height 12in Spread 18in Zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,