General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12-20 inch
Plant Spread: 10-12 inch
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Campion
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Silene samojedorum
  • Synonym: Lychnis yunnanensis

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Location: Coastal WA 8b
Date: 2023-05-19
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Date: 2007-05-07
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Date: 2010-08-23
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Date: 2007-05-25

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