Plant Passport Registration Number: GB147173
  
   
 
Silene dioica
 
Common Names: Red Campion 'Rollie's Favorite',Compact campion
 
Silene 'Rollie's Favorite' is a clump forming, semi-evergreen perennial, to only 40 cm high, with dark-green, hairy, oval leaves. Clusters of starry
 
 carmine pink flowers, with white eyes, are borne in spring and early summer.This non seeding, hence very long flowering tidy plant is an extremely garden worthy version of our much loved (but not ideal for most gardens) native red campion .Just divide it every two or three years to maintain flower power.
 
Grow in a well-drained, moderately fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in sun or partial shade.
 
Foliage: Semi-evergreen
 
Height: 10 - 50 cm in 2-5 years
Spread: 10 - 50 cm
 
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Please read our notes before placing the order:
 
1. The pictures in this listing are examples of the available plant at maturity and do not indicate anything in regard to size of plant at the point of sale. You will receive an organically produced young plant grown in a 9cm pot for planting immediately or to grow on (pot removed, when possible, to reduce plastic waste)
2. Seasonal difference in plants: Please be aware if you are new to gardening, that the plants we supply are mostly herbaceous perennials and many go dormant in winter. You may receive what looks like an empty pot or piece of root. This will produce new growth in spring.
3. The date the Royal mail label is bought (tracking number added as sent against your orders) is the date your order is lined up for picking. It is likely to be put into the post a couple of days later.
 
Thank you.
Size of the plants
Plants are mostly grown in 9cm pots so sometimes there is a need to grow on for the first season to see a mature effect only in the second.
Some older supplied pots may be thick with stems but please note at the other extreme rather than not supply we sometimes send bare root divisions of the size we use for our own potting (continued since Covid stock shortage) usually these are pound or so cheaper than a grown pot. Tips for success are sent with all orders.
Slugs in Summer of 2024 (list deletions)
Most gardeners experienced severe damage from slugs and snails due to the extreme wet and a relatively mild winter. Some genera were not just damaged, but the extra stocks destroyed. We may reintroduce gradually some of the most valued, but others previously listed may remain absent for now.