Rosecrans Rose Growers
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Caryophyllaceae
Bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
Also known as Rattleweed, White bottle, Oberna behen, Cucubalus behen
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Campion · Wildflower · Drought-Tolerant · White-Flowers · Edible-Flowers · Silene · Hardy · Self-Seeding · Meadow
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyCulinaryMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Bladder campion is an extremely hardy perennial that thrives in poor soils and requires minimal care once established. It tolerates drought well and actually prefers lean, well-draining soil over rich conditions. This wildflower self-seeds readily and produces white inflated flowers that are both ornamental and edible.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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