Silene regia Sri Lanka The fruit are about walnut

The fruit are about walnut sized and will be evident soon after blooming

edged in white

3' wide clump of dark green leaves with a contrasting

which for Cannas is the frost free part of the year

Though a long-established plant could be divided

Silene regia Sri Lanka The fruit are about walnutIf 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