Fire Pink By Amy Yu (Nature in the Ozarks, 2008, [Online])

Flower Eye-catching Bright red Notched or fringed Inflated calyx looks like a small bladder (Peterson, 2008, [Online])

Leaf Dark green Compliment red flowers Reddish green in winter Simple (not divided into parts) Opposite pairs along stem Smooth along edges (Gardens of the Blue Ridge, 2000, [Online])

Fruit Tan (Redfearn, 2011, [Online])

Root Herb- no woody tissue Taproot (Prairie Moon Nursery, 2012, [Online])

Bloom Time Perennial Mid-spring to mid-summer May to July (Morton Arboretum, 2012, p.1) First bloom- May-June (p.1) Last bloom- July (p.1) (Larson, 2010, [Online])

Attracts Nectar source Birds, butterflies, hummingbirds Seeds attract juncos, pine siskins, sparrows, water pipits, horned larks (Garden Web, 2012, [Online])

Habitat Native habitat- open, moist, dry woods area, a rocky slope Rocky slopes Barren areas (Johnston, 2012, [Online])

Found Found in northeast, central, southern Illinois Found on eastern side (Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers, 2012, [Online])

Maintenance Start few new plants each year (Livingston, 2012, [Online])

Light Part shade No deep shade Needs some light (McWort, 2012, [Online])

Climate Cool climate (Harnel, 2012, [Online])

Soil Dry or moist Poor soil (containing too much of one element) Well-drained, rocky, acid (Barnes, 2011, [Online])

Water Low or medium (Gardenguides, 2010, [Online])

Good in Garden Rain garden: habitat is slope, rocky Native habitat: Rocky slope Rain garden: Silty clay loam Needs too much of one element in soil to grow well Rain garden: Cool climate Needs cool climate to grow well (Smith, 2012, [Online])

Bad in Garden Rain garden: All shade Doesnt grow well in deep shade, needs some light Rain garden: Lots of water Water use is low or medium (Ram-man, 2008, [Online])

Reference List Armitage, A. (2000). Armitages garden perennials. Portland, OR: Timber Press. Barnes, T. (2011). Southern region viewing area. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/southern/HematiteLake/index.shtml Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers. (2012). Silene virginica fire pink potted plants. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/sil.vir. htm Gardenguides. (2010). Garden community. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http:// my.gardenguides.com/blogs/bsmitch/2008/4 Gardens of the Blue Ridge. (2000). Gardens of the blue ridge. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www.gardensoftheblueridge.com/ Garden Web. (2012). Cardinal flower and climbing vines. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load /hummingbird /msg041100382835 8.html Harner, C. (2012). Weedpickers journal. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http:// cherylharner.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html Illinois Wildflowers. (2012). Fire pink. Retrieved February 17, 2012 from http:// www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/firepink.htm Johnston, D. (2012). Visual photos. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www. visualphotos.com/image/1x7573883/fire_pink_silene_virginica_in_rocky_habitat Larson, K. (2010). Plant of the week. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www. fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the- week/silene_virginica.shtml Livingston, T. (2012). Wildflowers common to graham county. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www.main.nc.us/graham/wildflowers%202.html McWort, P. (2012). My virtual Maryland garden. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://mcwort.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html Morton Arboretum. (2012). Fire pink. Lisle, IL: Morton Arboretum. Nature in the Ozarks. (2008). Nature in the ozarks. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html Peterson, J. (2008). Archeofacts. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http:// archaeofacts.com/2008/04/ Prairie Moon Nursery. (2012). Prairie moon nursery. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://www.prairiemoon.com/plants/bare-root/wildflowers-forbs/silene-virginica-fire-pink/?cat=249 Ram-man, I. (2008). File: fire pink. Retrieved March 20, 2012 from http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fire_pink.png Redfearn, P. (2011). Photographs of flowering plants of the ozarks and the interior highlands of north america. Retrieved March 18, 2012 from http://biology. missouristate.edu/herbarium/plants%20of%20the%20interior%20highlands/plants_of_the_interior_highlands_s.htm Smith, T. (2012). Archeofacts. Retrieved March 20, 2012 from http://archaeofacts com/2008/04/ Wildflower Center. (2010). Silene virginica. Retrieved February 17, 2012 from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIVI4

Acknowledgements I would like to thank the Morton Arboretum for letting me use the herbarium to collect research. I would also like to thank Debbi Gayon and Dave Andrusyk for taking the time to come in to talk to us about the rain garden. Last but not least, I would like to thank Mrs. Garetto and Mrs. Wetta for giving me the opportunity to research and plant a rain garden.

Thanks for Listening! Hope you enjoyed it!

Fire Pink By Amy Yu (Nature in the Ozarks, 2008, [Online])

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