Silene regia 25/9 Restock and by acorns so hard-shelled

and by acorns so hard-shelled they gave the genus its name

more columnar bearing than the run of seedling yaupons

Give constant moisture

small cherry-like red-to-black fruits

and like other alders fixes nitrogen at the roots to enrich poor ground

Silene regia 25/9 Restock and by acorns so hard-shelledRoyal catchfly wears the most electric red in the native flora. Silene regia sends up leafy, upright stems two to four feet tall, topped in mid to late summer with loose clusters of brilliant scarlet, star shaped flowers, each with five deeply notched petals. Few prairie plants flower in true red, and fewer hold that color through the heat of July and August, which makes this native a genuine standout. A member of the pink family, Caryophyllaceae,