General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 2 - 3 feet
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • White Campion
  • Evening Lychnis
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Silene latifolia subsp. alba
  • Synonym: Silene alba

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2020-06-25
Uploaded by chelle
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-05-21
"Silene alba, 2015, White Campion, , 2 ft. Annual Weed, , white,

credit: brewbooks
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2008-10-01
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
Male plant
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
Male plant

Photo courtesy of:Didier Descouens
Location: book Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen 1796
Date: 2004-06-14
Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-05-21
"Silene alba, 2015, White Campion, , 2 ft. Annual Weed, , white,
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-05-21
"Silene alba, 2015, White Campion, , 2 ft. Annual Weed, , white,
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