Silene vulgaris

Silene blooms with white flowers in a bladed calyx. The flowers of this plant only begin to scent in the evening. The leaves of the plant are oblong, blue-green and edible. In Limburg, the Silene is a native plant of sparse grasslands, roadsides and stony places.

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Care tips

Silene vulgaris can be pruned after flowering to prepare the plant for the next flowering period. Propagation can be done by division. Water only in persistent drought conditions. Thrives best in dry to normally moist, moderately fertile soil.

General care tips can be found here

Specifications

Dutch name:

Blaassilene

Theme:

Welcome butterflies!, Summer delight, Natural & native

Type of crop:

Perennials

Flower color:

Wit

Flowering time:

mei, juni, juli, augustus, september

Leaf color:

blauwgroen

Height:

50 cm - 70 cm

Evergreen:

Nee

Hardiness:

Good

Pitch:

Sun

Application:

Border, Groep, Vijverrand

Soil type:

Kleigrond, Normale bodem, Droge bodem

Special features:

Trekt bijen aan, Trekt vlinders aan, Rotsplant

Plant density:

9 to 12 per m²

Expected availability week:

15 - 23