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Bloom Color: Pink Magenta (Pink-Purple) White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Blue-Green
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
I love this flower. It was really easy to grow, bloomed before I knew it and the color is so striking! It's also fun to see the sticky stuff at the base of the flowers (an interesting feature). These flowers are cheerful and I've had great luck with them in containers.
This plant was added to my flower garden from my sowing a mixture of wild flower seeds. It took me awhile to locate the name of this easy to grow colorful plant. It reseeds easily in my yard and I enjoy each cluster of blooms. It is not invasive and if it does comes up where I don't want it, I just reset it somewhere else in the garden. Now, I am curious as to how it got the name catchfly.?
On Nov 2, 2001, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
This hardy annual will colonize and form large drifts of electric pink blossoms. It is easy to grow and once established it re-seeds year after year. It grows to a height of 18 inches and prefers a sunny site. Seeds can be planted in fall or early spring. It’s not fussy about soil conditions and will continue blooming if faithfully deadheaded
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Auburn, Alabama Seward, Alaska Los Osos, California Keystone Heights, Florida Rincon, Georgia Saint Charles, Illinois Jeffersonville, Indiana Brownfield, Maine Halifax, Massachusetts Medway, Massachusetts Bowlus, Minnesota Winona, Minnesota Blair, Nebraska Dover, New Hampshire Moorestown, New Jersey Schenectady, New York Roseburg, Oregon Barto, Pennsylvania Aiken, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina New Caney, Texas Clinton, Washington
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