Silene regia Tony's Favorites Giant Joe-Pye weed bursts from

Giant Joe-Pye weed bursts from the ground with bamboo-like stalks that quickly ascend to 12'

each laden with 25-30 large spidery flowers composed of yellow spurs and an inner chartreuse cup

Remove all solid shoots to maintain the pattern of this fascinating attention-getter

the foliage will not remain bright gold

Silene regia Tony's Favorites Giant Joe-Pye weed bursts fromIf you haven't tried royal catchfly, Silene regia, you have missed one of the truly great eastern US natives. Silene regia has a limited and scattered range from Illinois south to Florida in mostly prairie habitats. Emerging from a basal rosette, the tight clump of flowering stems shoot upward to 2. 5 4' tall, clothed to the top with long smooth green leaves. In June July, the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal