Silene latifolia
Compagnon blanc
White Campion
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 18-30 mm |
| Flowering months | May, June, July, August, September, October |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | to 80 cm |
Description
The White Campion has its reproductive organs on separate plants (dioecious), it needs to be cross-pollinated.
The flowers have an inflated, fused calyx, not as inflated as Bladder Campion.
Open habitat, fields, wasteland on neutral to alkaline soil.
Flowers
Flowers white, petals deeply notched.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to long, wider in the middle, pointed, opposite on the stem, undulated, hairy, 4-10 cm long.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: elliptic, yellowish-brown, splits open when ripe, 6-14 mm.
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