Wild pink puts out quarter-size pink flowers, almost overnight. Two days ago there were some buds, then one flower, and now the whole plant is on fire. The plant is native to the east coast from New Hampshire to Florida. The plant likes it dryer and sunnier so I have it in the unshaded part of the yard, where it gets sun most of the day (assuming the sun still exists, we’ve had nothing but fog and drizzle the last few weeks, with no end in sight). Silene caroliniana will flower the next few weeks, and then the foliage remains green the rest of the year. As a matter of fact it stayed green over the winter as well, although it withered some.
| Scientific name: | Silene caroliniana |
| Common name: | wild pink |
| Other name: | catchfly, pennsylvania catchfly |
| Bloom time: | mid spring to early summer |
| Color: | pink |
| Light requirements: | sun to light shade |
| Zone: | 4 to 9 |
| Soil: | neutral to mildly alkaline |
| Water: | average water needs |
| Origin: | eastern US |
Silene caroliniana at dusk, May 26 2011
Silene caroliniana May 29 2011: A star performer
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