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Caryophyllaceae
Berry catchfly
Silene baccifera
Also known as Berry campion, Bladder campion, Cucubalus, Cucubalus kashmiriensis
Native Plants · Silene · Catchfly · Black Berries · Wildflower · Scrambler · Perennial · White Flowers · Caryophyllaceae · Woodland Edge · Unusual Plant
Berry catchfly is an unusual scrambling perennial notable for its small white flowers and distinctive glossy black berries that follow in late summer. It grows best in partial to full sun with moderately fertile, well-drained soil and benefits from a support or nearby shrubs to lean against. Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season and cut back old stems in early spring to promote fresh, vigorous growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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