Easy to winter sow, will also self-sow but isn't a thug in my garden (scattered seedlings are easy to ID and readily removed if they're in the wrong spot). Blooms second year from seed... low growing leaves pop up these breezy thin stalks topped with hot pink blooms.

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Alpine Catchfly (Silene suecica) is a petite plant with grass-like leaves that produces pretty pink blossoms. In my zone 7a garden, it has flowered from late spring through the summer, with occasional deadheading to encourage rebloom. It is a subarctic species native to the mountains of Scandinavia, and yet it has done well in our hot, humid Maryland summers. It is a short-lived perennial that may stay in the garden through self-seeding.

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