Silene dioica 'Firefly' (PBR)
campion
£6.99
- size:
- 9cm pot
- available within:
- to order from spring 2012
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May and July
- Flower colour: magenta-pink
- Other features: deep green leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This clump-forming, semi evergreen perennial has just made its debut at The Chelsea Flower Show this year. It is an easy to grow plant, which looks great in naturalised planting schemes, where the double, magenta-pink flowers, that appear on tall, arching stems can be admired over a long period in summer. - Garden care: Dead-head regularly to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the faded flower-heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
- Eventual Height: 0.5m
- Eventual Spread: 0.4m