Silene caroliniana

wild pink

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Caryophyllaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 1ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Pink, White

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

April - June

Fall Color

semi-evergreen

Habitat

dry open woods, rocky slopes, roadside banks, shale barrens

Notes

semi-evergreen; native to limestone areas

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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