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White campion is a pretty flower with soft white petals. It often grows in fields and gardens, bringing beauty to nature with its cheerful blooms.
Key details
- Height
- 30-100 cm
- Spread
- 30-60 cm
- Flower Size
- 2-3 cm
- Bloom Season
- Late spring to fall
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Lifecycle
- Biennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Traits
FloweringBiennialCluster FlowerSummer BloomingFragrant FlowerGrasslandPollinator Magnet
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The white campion has bright white, five-petaled flowers, often deeply notched at the tips, which emerge from a green, swollen calyx. Its stems and leaves are covered in fine hairs, giving the plant a slightly fuzzy texture that makes it visually distinct.
It's one of the few plants where you can have a whole patch of 'boy' flowers and a separate patch of 'girl' flowers!
Its bright white petals act like tiny beacons, reflecting moonlight to guide night-flying moths!
Rubbing its leaves with water creates foamy suds – a natural soap from a wild plant!
