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White Campion in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Silene latifolia

 

White Campion

Silene can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous or evergreen perennials. The leaves are untoothed, and the flowers can be solitary or clustered, and have 5 petals, often notched. White Campion is biennial, or short-lived perennial, and semi-evergreen, with sprays of white flowers in Summer. The flowers are slightly fragrant in the evening.

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plant Features
  • White Campion likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • White Campion likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • White Campion is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • White Campion likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

White Campion

Latin name

Silene latifolia

type

Perennial

family

Caryophyllaceae

ph

6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    White Campion likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    White Campion is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    White Campion likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    White Campion likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown White Campion is 0.50meters x 1.00meters 0.50 M 1.00 M

Silene latifolia

Silene can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous or evergreen perennials. The leaves are untoothed, and the flowers can be solitary or clustered, and have 5 petals, often notched. White Campion is biennial, or short-lived perennial, and semi-evergreen, with sprays of white flowers in Summer. The flowers are slightly fragrant in the evening.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Silene flower in Summer, with some varieties flowering on into early Autumn

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Sow seeds in seed compost under glass iin early Spring

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant seedlings out into a sunny, or dappled shade, site, in reasonably fertile free-draining soil

 
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