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Silene latifolia
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Silene latifolia Seeds
White Campion is one of our most beautiful and easily recognised wildflowers. This lovely perennial plant produces tall stems with pure white flowers each with 5 petals. White Campion is lovely with other wildflowers such as Bluebells as their flowering season coincide. They love sun and dappled shade. They are great for lots of pollinating insects including bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths and listed by the RHS as Perfect for Pollinators.
Silene is perfect for cottage gardens in mixed borders with dappled shade and for wilder parts of manicured gardens such as an orchard or hedge bottom. White Campion flowers from April until July. They are also suited to naturalistic planting schemes, woodland and wild flower meadows because they grow beautifully with grasses, ox-eye daisies, geranium and other wildflowers.
White Campion is one of our most beautiful and easily recognised wildflowers. This lovely perennial plant produces tall stems with pure white flowers each with 5 petals. White Campion is lovely with other wildflowers such as Bluebells as their flowering season coincide. They love sun and dappled shade. They are great for lots of pollinating insects including bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths and listed by the RHS as Perfect for Pollinators.
Silene is perfect for cottage gardens in mixed borders with dappled shade and for wilder parts of manicured gardens such as an orchard or hedge bottom. White Campion flowers from April until July. They are also suited to naturalistic planting schemes, woodland and wild flower meadows because they grow beautifully with grasses, ox-eye daisies, geranium and other wildflowers.
White Campion is lovely both in the garden or as a cut flower in a wild posy. Grow in dappled shade with well drained fertile soil for best results. Will also grow in deep shade and open sunny meadows.
| Genus | Silene latifolia |
| Common name | White Campion |
| Plant Type | Perennial Wildflower. May also be treated as an annual. Perfect for Pollinators |
| Height & Spread | 60-75cm (2-2.5 feet) tall x 30cm (1 foot) spread |
| Sow Seeds | Sow direct in spring or autumn. |
| Thin/Plant Out | Allow a minimum space of 30cm per plant. |
| Conditions Required | White Campion loves fertile, well drained soil. They prefer a site with dappled shade and will also grow in deep shade and full sun. They are hardy perennials and will survive cold winters as long as the soil isn't waterlogged. |
| Flower Production | Blooms are produced from April/May until July/August. Once flowering is over cut back or mow over the plants if they are naturalised in grass. |
| Picking | When cutting place the cut flowers into a tall bucket of clean water. Allow to rest overnight before arranging. Silene lasts up to 5 days as a cut flower. |
| Planting Combinations | If you have the space I suggest you grow plenty of these lovely White Campion. Grows particularly well with Grasses, Ox-Eye Daisies, Corncockle, Geranium and other Wildflowers. |
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