General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
  • Synonym: Oberna wallichiana

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Date: 2020-07-24
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2021    summer-fall
Silene vulgaris      It is aggressive but can be controlled in a

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