species
Silene latifolia
Bladder campion · Evening catchfly · White campion
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Silene latifolia belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae, also known as Bladder campion, Evening catchfly or White campion, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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