Silene armeria (Sweet William Catchfly)

15cm, Sweet William Catchfly is a showy annual species with beautiful intense magenta flowers in a terminal inflorescence. It is native of rocky soils in Central Europe. This species is sometimes wrongly offered as Silene elisabethae which is a completely distinct zspecies. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Ideal plant for the rock garden, where it will readily selfsow under appropiate conditions. VI-VII.
20 seeds per package.