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Caryophyllaceae
Meadow campion
Silene flos-cuculi
Also known as Coronaria flos-cuculi, Melandrium flos-cuculi, Pink campion, Agrostemma flos-cuculi
Native Plants · Wildflower · Pink-Flowers · Moist-Soil · Bog-Garden · Pollinator · Meadow · Stream-Edge · Summer-Blooms · Ragged-Robin
Meadow campion thrives in consistently moist soil and partial shade, making it perfect for bog gardens or stream edges. Water regularly to maintain soil moisture and provide afternoon shade in warmer climates. This charming wildflower produces delicate pink flowers throughout summer and attracts beneficial pollinators to the garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist, especially during growing season · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 20 in
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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