Silene regia 'Prairie Fire' (Royal Catchfly)

The plant that most people have asked me about this year is Silene regia 'Prairie Fire' (Royal Catchfly). It's cardinal flowers are one of the favorites of the hummingbirds. Remembering how it fell over last year and had lots of broken stems, I staked it well this spring. It responded well and grew twice as tall!

Last year's most asked about plant was the Dierama pulcherrimum (Angel's Fishing Rod), shown in foreground of the photo (it has finished blooming).