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Red campion is perfect for naturalising in partially shady places of a damp wildflower meadow or woodland edge. A dainty native wildflower with rose-pink flowers on upright stems in May and June. Commonly found growing in woods and hedgerows, in former times the pounded seed of the plant was used to treat snake bite.
Location: partial shade.
Soil Type: damp, good draining soil.
Growth Rate: average
Flowering Period: May and June
Flower Colour: rose-pink.
Other Characteristics: softly hairy foliage.
Plant Hardiness: fully hardy.
Plant Care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils. Dead-head regularly to prolong flowering. In fall cut the faded flower-heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
Matches: Fritillaria meleagris 'Mixed', Lonicera pericymenum, Primula veris, Digitalis purpurea, Crataegus monogyna, Rosa rugosa var. alba