Plants like petunias and potatoes have sticky hairs that trap insects, and some species of campion have the common name catchfly for the same reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Petunias and potatoes, for instance, have sticky hairs that trap insects, and several species of campion flowers have the common name catchfly for the same reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXNews.com] Reference

Ayla noticed the fragrant scent of pink catchfly, just beginning to open their blooms.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

Other nationally important terrestrial vegetation species include the early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes, the Early Gentian Gentianella anglica, the Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and Wild cabbage Brassica oleracea var. oleracea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dorset and East Devon Coast, United Kingdom] Reference

Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grand Canyon National Park, United States] Reference

And I found what is professed to be a Zone-4-hardy raspberry-pink silene (catchfly).    From Wordnik.com.  [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference

She condescended nevertheless to gather a great bunch of the white catchfly, -- to make 'pops' with, -- her friend.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of John Ruskin] Reference

A flycatcher ` bird 'knows its job and will do it when it has to, but a catchfly ` plant' vibrates with lethal greed.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 1] Reference

The Spanish catchfly (Silene otites), on the other hand, has a smooth, but very gummy stem, and on this the insects stick, if they try to climb.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fairy-Land of Science] Reference

It also contains two endangered plants - water howellia and Spalding's catchfly - plus remnants of the region's original Palouse steppe vegetation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

The tiny rivulets which trickle down from the hills are lined with ferns and forget-me nots, and elsewhere may be seen flowers of every hue -- red Alpine catchfly, blue meadow cranesbill, hawksweed, wild radis, and a score of other pretty things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peeps at Many Lands: Norway] Reference

She condescended nevertheless to gather a great bunch of the white catchfly, ” to make 'pops' with, ” her friend.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of John Ruskin]

Clover, catchfly, adder's-tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Humble-Bee] Reference

Clover, catchfly, adder's-tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton] Reference

Clover, catchfly, adder’s-tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Humble-Bee] Reference