Price range: £2.25 through £3.95
Garden campion is a strongly scented summer flower which, when sown in large drifts, produces a stunning sea of glowing purple flowers on nearly leafless stems. The nectar inside the long tube-like flowers is accessible to many butterflies and it is also attractive to bees. Flowers from June to August and if cut back, until October, it makes a great cut flower. Ht 40-60cm.
Scroll down for more info.
Garden Campion
Silene armeria
Approx. 8000-9000 seeds per gram
Garden campion is a strongly scented summer flower which, when sown in large drifts, produces a stunning sea of glowing purple flowers on nearly leafless stems. The nectar inside the long tube-like flowers is accessible to many butterflies and it is also attractive to bees. Flowers from June to August and if cut back, until October, it makes a great cut flower. Ht 40-60cm.
How to grow:
Sow outdoors in April and May in well prepared soil about 0.5cm deep. Early sowings can be done in modules in a greenhouse from early March for transplanting in May.
Flowers:
July to October.