Plant portrait - Fire pink (Silene virginica)

[@leonreynolds77]

I discovered this plant near a creek not far from home, it was striking! Never seen it before. It is in woodlands near roadside.

[@blackturtleshow]

Nice! I've observed Silene verecunda (Anderson Campion) in the mountains near my home and Silene acaulis (Moss Campion) in the Rocky Mountains.

[@archie.ysdays6272]

Silence California also has the glaring red flowers like this species but on a much smaller plant... It grows very dry in chaparral situations ii clearings... Hard to find but worth the effort... I want to try S.Virginica in my California garden for its fantastic display of striking scarlet flowers!!!

[@dianeseals58]

Is Fire Pink considered a native plant?