Silene virginica | Fire-Pink Catchfly | Flower
Silene virginica belongs to the plant family CARYOPHYLLACEĆ and Genus Silene This Flower will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Partial shade
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Silene virginica is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Silene virginica so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Silene virginica fire-pink catchfly is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Silene virginica is a good hummingbird feeder. Fire-pink catchfly can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15° Fahrenheit to do its best. This plant needs summer days with high heat. This species does best in partial shade.
Silene virginica will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Silene virginica is an herbaceous perennial. Leaves: Fire-pink catchfly has leaves arranged in flat rosettes. Flowers: This plant has star shaped five petaled open flowers. brilliant red petals with rich supply of nectar attracting hummingbirds. Flowers begin in March and don't stop until June. The flowers are usually either red or scarlet.
Silene virginica | Fire-Pink Catchfly is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is red,scarlet. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: star shaped five petaled open flowers. brilliant red petals with rich supply of nectar attracting hummingbirds
In the Northern Hemisphere Silene virginica starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 06,30
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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