Silene Uniflora
Sea 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. 'Sea Campion' is a low-growing, grey-green leaved plant with disproportionately large white flowers in late Spring to early Summer. Very good plant for rockeries
Contributed by @Hetheroo
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Sea Campion
Latin name
Silene Uniflora
type
Perennial
family
Caryophyllaceae
ph
6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Silene Uniflora
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. 'Sea Campion' is a low-growing, grey-green leaved plant with disproportionately large white flowers in late Spring to early Summer. Very good plant for rockeries
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