by Mary Free and Christa Watters, Extension Master Gardeners
One of the common names of native ground cover Silene caroliniana is Sticky Catchfly; do you know why?
The name of a plant species often refers to a specific characteristic of that plant. In this case, small insects are sometimes caught on Silene’s sticky plant parts—stems, leaves, pedicels, calyxes. Click here to learn what makes these parts sticky and how it benefits certain plants.
Photo © Elaine Mills
