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Caryophyllaceae
White cockle
Silene latifolia
Also known as Melandrium latifolium, Melandrium divaricatum var. crassifolium, Silene pratensis var. crassifola, Evening lychnis
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · White Flowers · Evening Bloomer · Fragrant · Wildflower · Night Pollinator · Self Seeding · Meadow Plant · Hardy Perennial · Summer Blooms
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
White cockle produces fragrant white flowers that open in the evening, attracting night-flying pollinators. It self-seeds readily and tolerates poor soils, making it excellent for wildflower meadows. This hardy perennial requires minimal care and provides long-lasting blooms throughout summer.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately when soil is dry to touch · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- 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
- 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
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California
- Attracts
- Moths, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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