Tuesday 28 January 2014

Silene latifolia.

Although the geraniums have proven a stocky infantry in the battle at the bottom of the garden, we've given other plants a chance to prove their pluckiness. Surely white campion, of the wasteland and the wild, will be a success?

Silene latifolia, "White Campion".
(Annual, biennial, herbaceous or evergreen perennial.)

Planting: Autumn.
Flowering: Summer. Dioecious.
Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.
Hardiness: Very hardy.

Notes: Found around graves and tombs, the white campion is sometimes known as 'the Flower of the Dead'. Indeed, they are even pollinated at night, by moths.

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