Silene?

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Seed for this plant was labeled Silene hookeri. I have seedlings growing in different parts of the garden from dappled shade to full sun. The growth habit is very similar in all conditions. They have yet to produce a strong flush of flowers in the spring, but tend to flower all season with a few flowers here and there. Any ideas if it is a Silene?

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Lori S.'s picture

Lori S. (not verified)

Sat, 09/24/2016 - 6:36pm

Oddly enough, Silene hookeri seems to be another of those plants for which seeds are almost always misidentified!

Your plant is Saponaria pumilio.

Kirby Demott's picture

Kirby Demott

Sat, 09/24/2016 - 10:41pm

Thanks Lori. I appreciate the ID. It's neat little plant. I wish I had been able to get a better close-up that shows the flowers better but they were all out of focus.

I just found the SRGC thread you had about this plant (www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=7518.0). That helped a lot in clearing up the confusion between pumilio/pumila.