Synonyms
Silene vulgaris ssp. maritima. Silene maritima.
Common name
Sea Campion.
Habitat
Native to western Europe and North Africa. Found on sea cliffs and sandy or gravelly shores.
Characteristics
Foliage: perennial. Low-growing mats of gray-green foliage bear upright stems. Leaves opposite, glaucous and somewhat fleshy.
Flowers: single flowers or very few in a cluster. The flowers are typically 1.5 to 2 cm across, white or near white, hermaphrodites, with 5 petals and an inflated, bladder-like calyx, which is a darker pink/rose. It blooms from May to September.
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.
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