Silene caroliniana | Wild Pink
Sustainable Landscaping With Native Plants
“Native plants support the local ecology and provide vital nutrients for pollinators like monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and more,”
Wild Pink is a showy native perennial wildflower with loose clusters of rosy, pink blooms that appear in the spring. The plant is semi-evergreen, compact, mounding, and mat-forming. The flowers are borne atop sticky stems and are surrounded by narrow lance-shaped leaves. It is a member of the Caryophyllaceae family that includes carnations and pinks.
Wild Pink is native to the central and eastern United States. It is found in acidic sandy soils of open, dry, gravelly woodlands and slopes. This low-growing wildflower may produce 50 to 100 flowers on a single plant.
Wild Pink is a colorful groundcover for a perennial border, wildflower garden, cottage garden, native plant garden, pollinator garden, or rock garden. Butterflies and hummingbirds will enjoy the nectar of the flowers. It is an excellent native substitute for exotic Dianthus spp. in Containers or other garden situations. Silene caroliniana provides nectar for native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and nocturnal moths. Wild Pink is generally disease and pest-free.
At Lincoln Landscaping cultivating the environment is our life and livelihood. It is our number one goal to help our clients create and maintain beautiful landscapes while reducing the impact on the environment. Whether you are interested in a pollinator landscape garden design and build or other landscaping or property management project; we can create for you an environmentally friendly, organic and beautiful property.
Lincoln Landscaping Inc of Franklin Lakes
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Lincoln Landscaping “The Natural Choice”
Mike Kolenut President & CEO
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