Red Campion

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Position: partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: May and June Flower colour: rose-pinkOther features: softly hairy leavesHardiness: fully hardyA dainty native wildflower with rose-pink flowers on upright stems in May and June.

Red campion is perfect for naturalising in partially shady areas of a moist wildflower meadow or woodland edge.

Commonly found growing in woods and hedgerows, in former times the pounded seed of the plant was used to treat snake bite.Garden care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils.

Dead-head regularly to prolong flowering.

In autumn cut the faded flower-heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.Goes well with: Fritillaria meleagris 'Mixed', Lonicera pericymenum, Primula veris, Digitalis purpurea, Crataegus monogyna, Rosa rugosa var.

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