Perennials: Silene info please, 3 by altagardener

altagardener wrote:
Silene latifolia is an introduced, invasive weed that's naturalized across most of North America, which must suggest a certain aptitude for abundant seeding? That said, if you want to grow it, keeping an eye on it and doing some deadheading or weeding may keep it controlled.

Silene nutans has also naturalized in certain states in the NE US. I'd suggest the same caution.

Silene pusilla is an excellent little alpine. No danger of it exceeding its bounds.

If you'd like to grow some very showy perennial Silene species that are smaller in stature (and not seemingly on any state weed lists), Silene zawadskii and Silene uniflora are both excellent plants. They do very well here, though of course, our conditions are much different and I have no experience growing in your conditions. Perhaps worth a try though?

The attached photos are, from left to right, Silene pusilla, Silene zawadskii and Silene uniflora - all are for full sun:

This message was edited Mar 30, 2016 10:54 AM