
Silene dioica 'Flore Pleno
Red Campion 'Flore Pleno'
Silene can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous or evergreen perennials. The leaves are untoothed, and the flowers can be solitary or clustered, and have 5 petals, often notched. Red Campion 'Flore Pleno' deep pink double flowers with green/white centre. Flowers from early Summer.
Contributed by @irinapi
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Red Campion 'Flore Pleno'
Latin name
Silene dioica 'Flore Pleno
type
Perennial
family
Caryophyllaceae
ph
6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Silene dioica 'Flore Pleno
Silene can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous or evergreen perennials. The leaves are untoothed, and the flowers can be solitary or clustered, and have 5 petals, often notched. Red Campion 'Flore Pleno' deep pink double flowers with green/white centre. Flowers from early Summer.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
Silene flower in Summer, with some varieties flowering on into early Autumn
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Sow seeds in seed compost under glass iin early Spring
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant seedlings out into a sunny, or dappled shade, site, in reasonably fertile free-draining soil