Authentic Wisconsin.  Royal Catchfly - Silene regia


Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street intersection in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.


Above: Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street intersection in Madison, Wisconsin (7/19/22).


Royal Catchfly - Silene regia (introduced/adventive)

NOTE: Adventive means introduced but not fully naturalized. According to the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website, Royal Catchfly is currently only found in Dane County. It is even considered a rare plant in Illinois.

Royal Catchfly grows 2 - 3' tall. The bright red/scarlet star-shaped flowers have 5 narrow petals that flare outward from a long tubular calyx.

Royal Catchfly is one of a small number of red-flowered plants native to the Midwest, and one of very few, red-flowered, prairie plants.

The flowers are pollinated by the ruby-throated hummingbird

Royal Catchfly blooms from late June to August.

For more information on Royal Catchfly, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Royal Catchfly - Silene regia.

Or, visit the USDA Forest Service "Plant of the Week" website page about Royal Catchfly.


Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.
Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.

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Royal Catchfly
Silene regia


Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.

Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street in Madison, Wisconsin on July 19, 2022.

Above: Royal Catchfly in wildflower garden along bike path at Glenway Street intersection in Madison, Wisconsin (7/21/22).


1913 Royal Catchfly line drawing.

Above: 1913 Royal Catchfly line drawing.


Royal Catchfly.

Royal Catchfly.

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