Silene regia Trachycarpus the rarest color in the

the rarest color in the Helleborus x hybridus group

It is not one that will chase gardeners from the garden

Hosta 'June' is a wildly popular

A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence

I'll let you say it

Silene regia Trachycarpus the rarest color in theIf 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