Fire Pink - Silene virginica

Features:  This rare and beautiful plant has red flowers, like its prairie cousin, Royal Catchfly, and can attract hummingbirds as well as various butterflies. It is not too tall and can work well at the edge of a woodland garden, as it would be in a savanna in nature. It can be short-lived but will reseed in good conditions. Tolerates sandy/clay/rocky soil.

Light: Part Sun to Partial shade--a true savanna plant

Soil: Medium to Dry

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Blooms: May to July

See more information and photos at Illinois Wildflowers and Missouri Botanical Garden

Images 1 By peganum from Small Dole, England - Silene virginica, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47473669, 2. U of I Extension, 3. Illinois Wildflowers