Silene regia Tony's Favorites The flowers are followed by

The flowers are followed by lovely terminal clusters of attractive blue fruit

Introduced into cultivation by Woodlanders Nursery

The moderately spreading habit (to 6' wide in 3 years in good soil) mingles well in the border

creamy gold bordered leaves

adorned by two tropical-looking

Silene regia Tony's Favorites The flowers are followed byIf 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