General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Magenta-pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Catchfly
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Viscaria vulgaris
  • Synonym: Silene viscaria subsp. viscaria
  • Synonym: Lychnis viscaria

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-05-28
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-05-04
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