General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Plant Spread: 6-9 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Catchfly
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Atocion compactum
  • Synonym: Silene compacta

Photo Gallery
Location:  Bronx NY
Date: 2020-06-08
Full shade.
Location: UMCS Botanical Garden, Lublin, Poland
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Location: Giresun, Turkey
Date: Fall
Photo by Zeynel Cebeci
Location: Bronx NY
Date: 2020-06-03
Full shade.

Photo by Artamonov Vladislav Albertovich
Location: Giresun, Turkey
Photo by Zeynel Cebeci
Location: Giresun, Turkey
Photo by Zeynel Cebeci
Location: UMCS Botanical Garden, Lublin, Poland
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Location: Espiye, Giresun, Turkey
Photo by Zeynel Cebeci

Photo by Franz Xaver

Photo by Lazaregagnidze

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