Common
name: White Campion
Latin name: Silene alba synonym Melandrium dioicum
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial
Flowers: May to July
Flower size: 3/4" to 1"
Found in: Plains to Montane
Height: 24" to 36"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken:
Pleasant Park Road near Conifer
Pictured
Wildflower: White Campion Silene
alba
Wildflower
Field notes: White Campion is realated to Night Flowering
Catchfly and Bladder Campion. The flowers emerge from a balloon
like calyx in the evening and remain open until the following
morning.
Look for White Campion in sunny areas in fields, meadows,
forest clearings and along roadways.
