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  • Please see the Using the Plant Library  page  for some tips on how to make the most of the information here to select species for creating a healthy native plant community suited to the conditions of your site.

Silene virginica, Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Fire Pink

  • Dappled shade or planted among taller species in a full sun setting
  • Average to dry soils
  • 24” tall
  • Early to mid summer blooms
  • Ontario Native. Best in dryish meadows and woodland margins

New to me this year, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/silene-virginica-fire-pink-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

A brightly coloured flower for dry savannahs or woodland margins. Attractive to hummingbirds. Can be short lived but will self seed if happy with their location 

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by peganum, Eric Hunt and Wayne National Forest via Wikimedia Commons 


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Species that were not sown / aren't being sown for 2023 are marked with an * 
Species that are native to this continent, but not historically native to Ontario are marked with a ~ 
While it rarely comes up, I do reserve the right to limit plant quantities, mostly to help ensure that as many native plant gardens as possible become a reality
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