Silene vulgaris

SILENE vulgaris
(SILENE cucubalus,
SILENE latifolia)
Bladder Campion, White Bottle

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 1-2' (30-60 cm)

Flowering Time: Summer, autumn

Flower Colour: White

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Caryophyllidae (Pinks Superorder)

Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks Order)

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pinks Family)

Genus: Silene (Catchfly)

Species: vulgaris (common)

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Silene vulgaris is an elegant wild flower, with thin stems up to 2' tall, but usually less, with waxy-looking greyish green pointed leaves. The flowers are in hanging clusters, and have five divided white petals with a frilly look, inside a translucent inflated pale green calyx with brownish veins. It grows in grassy places.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Summer
Outside (16 days)
Autumn
Outside (168 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is a capsule inside the calyx.
Seed The seeds are small dark brown commas. There are many seeds in a seed pod.
Seedling The seedling has grey pointed leaves.

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				Germination: Summer Outside (16 days) Autumn Outside (168 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a capsule inside the calyx. Seed The seeds are small dark brown commas. There are many seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedling has grey pointed leaves.