Fire Pink
Silene virginica L. - Pink family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Red
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Fire Pink: Coleophora apicialbella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.