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Caryophyllaceae
Red campion
Silene dioica
Also known as Bachelor's buttons, Lychnis dioica var. rubra, Melandrium pratense var. paui, Adder's flower
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Red-Campion · Wildflower · Pink-Flowers · Woodland · Cottage-Garden · Shade-Tolerant · Naturalizing · Spring-Bloomer
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Red campion is a charming woodland wildflower that prefers moist, well-draining soil in partial shade. Water regularly during the growing season but reduce watering in winter. This cottage garden favorite produces bright pink flowers from spring through summer and naturalizes easily in suitable conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly but avoid waterlogged conditions · Every 7-10 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
- Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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