About
Silene hookeri, Hooker's campion, is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial producing deeply fringed, salmon-pink to white flowers with wide, deeply cut petals in late spring and early summer. A rewarding and ornamental native campion for a sunny, well-drained rock garden.
About the genus
Silene, the campions and catchflies, are annuals, biennials and perennials producing two-lipped or notched petals in white, pink or red flowers, often with an inflated or sticky calyx. Excellent plants for a sunny, well-drained border, rock garden or wildflower meadow.
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.