Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a …

Jul 31, 2025 · Flowers have five showy, white petals, each with a deep V-shaped notch at the tip. Just below the petals are fused and inflated sepals that create a balloonlike appearance.

A widely distributed weedy species from Europe, White Campion is common in waste places and disturbed sites in both urban and rural areas. A very similar species is Night-flowering …

Silene latifolia (White Campion) is an upright, semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial with elliptic leaves and clusters of white flowers, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), slightly scented in the evening.

White campion is a common wildflower that grows in fields, along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground. It flowers throughout the summer, but it's actually at night when …

White Campion, which blooms in the summer and fall, was introduced into North America from its native Europe, and has spread across most of the United States except for a few southern …

White campion, native to Europe and widely introduced in North America, interbreeds with red campion (Silene dioica) wherever they overlap. The offspring often have pink flowers.

White campion grows best in full sun on rich, well-drained soils. White campion can be a winter or summer annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial. This species is characterized by downy …

Flowers: Flowers in branching panicles, white to pinkish, 1 in. wide, with 5 deeply notched petals spreading outward from an inflated calyx tube that is hairy and bears 10 reddish veins in …

White campion (Silene latifolia), originally from Europe and Africa, has become a common weed in the US. It thrives in neutral to slightly alkaline soils and is often found in open, disturbed …