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Silene dioica
red campion
A dainty native wildflower with rose-pink flowers on upright stems in late spring and early summer. Red campion is perfect...
9cm pot
£5.24
£6.99
available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots
£11.25
£15.00
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approx 100 seeds
£1.89
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6 × 9cm pots
£20.25
£27.00
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Plant description
A dainty native wildflower with rose-pink flowers on upright stems in late spring and early summer. Red campion is perfect for naturalising in partially shady areas of a moist wildflower meadow or woodland edge. Commonly found growing in woods and hedgerows, in former times the pounded seed of the plant was used to treat snake bite.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Silene dioica:
Dead-head regularly to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the faded flower-heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
Sowing instructions:
For best results, sow in early autumn or spring. Start seeds indoors, from February, in trays or pots filled with moist compost, later transplanting the seedlings to a lightly shaded or sunny garden spot. Or, sow directly outdoors, from April, by scattering seed on the surface of a finely prepared seedbed, then lightly pressing down. Keep newly sown areas consistently watered and weeded. Thin young plants to a spacing of 30cm (12in) apart so they can fully develop. Direct sowings from August to October will overwinter to flower earlier the following year.
Please note:
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
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