Silene laciniata Bill Cawthon and so do deer

and so do deer

The bark is the glory of the tree

China has cultivated Camellia oleifera for over two thousand three hundred years for the oil pressed from the seeds

Will climb high into a tree but may then flower up high out of sight

First found by the naturalist William Bartram in 1775 and named for the botanist Stephen Elliott

Silene laciniata Bill Cawthon and so do deerMexican Catchfly is a low herbaceous perennial with spathulate leaves and showy red orange starry flowers on stems held well above the foliage. It is native to mountains and canyons in the southwestern U. S. and adjacent Mexico. We grew these from seed we collected in the Davis Mountains in west Texas. A good rock garden plant for sun or semi shade.