Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora) is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, known by the common names clammy cockle and night flowering silene. With almost 900 species[1], it’s the largest genus in the Caryophyllaceae family.
The Night-flowering Catchfly is a medium-sized annual that resembles white silenus in appearance but is covered in sticky hairs (hence the popular name catchfly) and deeper petals. The florets also differ in color, being pink or white on top covered in creamy.
