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Silene vulgaris / Bladder Campion / British Wildflower / Seeds

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Silene vulgaris / Bladder Campion / British Wildflower / Seeds

An appealing wildflower often seen in hedgerows, field boundaries and meadows.  Bladder Campion has clusters of white flowers atop a bladder-like calyx, appearing in early summer from May to July/August.  Plants grow to a height of 50-80cm and look good in informal and wildflower gardens and borders.  They are a good addition to wildflower bouquets. 


Bladder Campion grows best in full sun to part shade and most well drained neutral to alkaline soils.  They live for 3-5 years and self-seed in the right conditions. 

 

Pack of approx 500 seeds.  Sow the seeds in spring or autumn.  Germination can take up to six weeks.  Sowing instructions and a colour photo are printed on the packet.

Grown in Cornwall.

 

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Hardiness Hardy semi-evergreen annual or short-lived perennial (RHS Hardiness H6)
Flowers May to July/August
Height 50 - 80cm
Spread 20 - 40cm
Conditions  Sun to part shade and most well drained neutral to alkaline soils
Sow Sow the seeds in spring or autumn. In spring, sow the seeds into a tray of compost and cover lightly with compost.  Keep the tray at around 20°C and seedlings emerge in 2-4 weeks, sometimes up to six weeks.  Pot on and grow until the plants are ready to plant out after the last frost.  In autumn, sow the seeds in an unheated greenhouse and seedlings emerge in the spring.
Grow Plants are semi-evergreen and short-lived and reproduce mostly from seed. Cut back plants that have finished flowering in the autumn.