Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Silene dioica
Family: (Caryophyllaceae)
(P/B) to 3′. Red Campion. Europe. A delightful wildflower of the English countryside found in woods, hedgerows, and along sea cliffs. Numerous, tall sprays of notched, rosy-pink flowers with inflated hairy calyces appear throughout the summer from short, eight-inch clumps of softly hairy foliage. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T2