Silene regia Trachycarpus but very slow-growing selection of

but very slow-growing selection of the Southeast US native Yucca x gloriosa

(aka: Aucuba 'Rozanne') Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

forming a slowly increasing colony

It is not one that will chase gardeners from the garden

A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence

Silene regia Trachycarpus but very slow-growing selection ofIf you haven't tried royal catchfly, Silene regia, you have missed one of the truly great eastern US natives. Silene regia has a limited and scattered range from Illinois south to Florida in mostly prairie habitats. Emerging from a basal rosette, the tight clump of flowering stems shoot upward to 2. 5 4' tall, clothed to the top with long smooth green leaves. In June July, the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal