Silene laciniata Bill Cawthon and ferns in a woodland

and ferns in a woodland setting where the glossy foliage anchors the planting through every season

lightly fragrant flowers

six inches long and nearly as wide

First found by the naturalist William Bartram in 1775 and named for the botanist Stephen Elliott

a small price for so much charm

Silene laciniata Bill Cawthon and ferns in a woodlandMexican Catchfly is a low herbaceous perennial with spathulate leaves and showy red orange starry flowers on stems held well above the foliage. It is native to mountains and canyons in the southwestern U. S. and adjacent Mexico. We grew these from seed we collected in the Davis Mountains in west Texas. A good rock garden plant for sun or semi shade.