Bladder Campion

9cm Pot, Seed Packet, Seeds (per gram), Wildflower Plugs

Silene vulgaris An unusual plant with white, slightly drooping flowers above a purplish veined bladder. A nectar plant for butterflies.

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Latin Name: Silene vulgaris

Common Name(s): Bladder Campion

Plant Type: Perennial

Friendly For: Butterflies

Habitat: Sun, Well Drained

Colour:

White

Height:

22-40cm

Flowering Time:

June - August

SKU: NS-MAIN-2529 Categories: ,

Description

Also known as Maidenstairs, common in wildflower in meadows, open woods, and fields. The tender leaves may be eaten raw in salads. As an edible plant the older leaves are usually eaten boiled or fried, sauteed with garlic as well as in omelettes. White flowers with greyish leaves, the bladder campion can be commonly found in scribby field boundaries, roadside verges growing in calcareous soils.

 

 

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June, July, August

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Country of Origin

GB

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