(Campion)

(Moss Campion)

Bright green, needle-like leaves cheerfully support the deep pink blossoms in summer on the quaint moss campion. A circumboreal evergreen perennial, that is, native to the mountains of the lands closest the North Pole, the very dwarf plant forms low mounds that resembles tufts of moss.

The thin, bright green leaves form a low and rounded cushion. In summertime, small five petaled flowers with two notches at the tip of each petal appear on the plant, nearly covering all the foliage if soil is...

(California Indian Pink, California Scarlet Campion)

With gray-green foliage on thin upright stems, California Indian pink bears fiery red, fringed flowers in springtime, attracting your eye from a distance! A short-lived perennial from the dry foothills of southern Oregon and central California, this herbaceous plant can be grown easily as an annual, too, as it sets seeds.

Growing from a fleshy taproot, the thin stems are lined with thin gray-green leaves that may or may not be so hairy as to feel sticky to the touch. In mid- to late spring, the...

(Maiden's Tears, Oriental campion, Umbel-flowered Catchfly)

Summertime finds this plant showing off rounded, compact clusters of tiny white or pink blossoms atop its wiry, tall stems. This upright herbaceous perennial from Turkey and the Caucusus of western Asia is short-lived and often grown as a biennial. It makes a fine cutflower.

The foliage is hairy and bright grayish green, shaped like long lances. In summer the plant's stems branch upwards to bear a compact round cluster of many small, five petaled flowers that will be visited by bees and butterflies....

(Adder's Flower, Red Campion)

Stunning in late spring and summer with its tall stems filled with pretty pink flowers, adder's flower is also called catchfly because of the sticky hairs on leaves and stems. This semi-evergreen perennial is a native of Europe, sometimes considered a common weed there, but adored when in flower.

The bright mid-green leaves are ovals with minute hairs. From late spring to midsummer the tall, hairy and green or burgundy stems rise upwards and branch to hold the many loose clusters of carmine pink...

(Adder's Flower, Campion, Clifford Moor Campion)

Pretty in late spring and summer with its tall stems filled by pink flowers, ‘Clifford Moor’ campion is especially loved because of its green and pale yellow leaves. This semi-evergreen perennial is a native of Europe, sometimes considered a common weed there, but adored when in flower.

The bright mid-green leaves are ovals with minute hairs and broad, pale yellow edges. From late spring to midsummer the tall, hairy, green stems rise upward and branch, then bear many loose clusters of rosy-pink...

(Adder's Flower, Campion)

Stunning in late spring and summer with its tall stems filled with pretty pink flowers, adder's flower is also called catchfly because of the sticky hairs on leaves and stems. This semi-evergreen perennial is a native of Europe, sometimes considered a common weed there, but adored when in flower.

The bright mid-green leaves are ovals with minute hairs. From late spring to midsummer the tall, hairy and green or burgundy stems rise upwards and branch to hold the many loose clusters of carmine pink...

(Adder's Flower, Campion)

Pretty in late spring and summer with its tall stems filled with pink flowers, Valley High campion is especially loved because of small stature and its green and cream foliage. This semi-evergreen perennial is a native of Europe, sometimes considered a common weed there, but adored when in flower.

The bright mid-green leaves are ovals with minute hairs and broad, creamy yellow edges. From late spring to midsummer the tall, hairy and green or stems rise upwards and branch to hold the many loose...

(Cardinal Catchfly, Fringed Indian Pink, Indian Pink)

With hairy, sticky green foliage on wiry stems, cardinal catchfly bears scarlet red, fringed flowers in summer, attracting your eye from a distance! An evergreen perennial from central and southern California southward into Baja California in Mexico, this herbaceous plant hold its wiry stems upwards and sprawling outward.

Growing from a fleshy taproot, the thin, floppy stems sprawl out and up. Lined with thin green leaves that are heiry and feel sticky to the touch, the stem tips bear scarlet...

(Nodding Catchfly)

Charming and whimsical with its pale pink flowers, the nodding catchfly is a worthwhile addition to summer gardens. An annual native to the Mediterranean, it is short in stature and may slightly cascade or spread as it grows.

The leaves are mid-green but hairy and oval-shaped. This bushy plant will send up short stems in late spring to late summer, depending on climate, with loose clusters of either single or double (extra petals) light pink blossoms. The flower often hangs downward and reveals...