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Taimyr catchfly

Silene taimyrensis

Also called Taimyr Campion

Taimyr catchfly is a hardy, cold-tolerant perennial from the Arctic and subalpine zones of Siberia and North America, grown for its small white to pale pink flower clusters. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and lean, rocky soil to thrive.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Poor to moderately fertile, very free-draining rocky or sandy mix.
Temperature
Hardy to very cold winters; protect from prolonged waterlogging in hot humid weather.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Siberia to N. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to W. Canada
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Silene taimyrensis, or Taimyr catchfly, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Other Silene plants

Moss campion · Silene acutifolia · Egyptian Campion · Silene akaisialpina · Kamalo Gulch catchfly · Pink Family · Silene amoena · Silene andicola · Silene andryalifolia · Sleepy silene · Naked catchfly · Silene apetala

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silene taimyrensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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