Silene coronaria

Name: Silene coronaria (Rose Campion) – Silver Foliage & Vibrant Pink Flowers
Brand: plant d'Avenir
SKU: pda130
Price: 4.5 EUR
Availability: InStock

€4,50

Silene coronaria has soft, silvery-gray, velvet-like foliage that produces tall, striking fuchsia flowers throughout the summer.

The vibrant flowers are particularly attractive to pollinators and butterflies.

As with many silver-foliaged plants, rose campion prefers fairly dry, well-drained conditions in full sun or partial shade but will tolerate clay and moist soil.

Ideal for sunny borders, gravel gardens, and naturalistic plantings, it brings strong contrast and texture to the garden. Its drought tolerance and ability to thrive in poor, well-drained soils make it a reliable choice for low-maintenance and dry landscapes.

Easy to grow and often self-seeding, Silene coronaria creates a natural, effortless look while attracting pollinators and adding long-lasting colour to your planting schemes.

Flowering	June, July, August
Flower Color	Fuchsia
Exposure	Full Sun
Frost Tolerance	-18°C
Size	80cm H x 40cm W
Soil	Dry, Well Draining, Rocky
Origin	Southern Europe
Planting Season	March to May, September to November

pda130

€4,50

In stock

🪴9x9 cm

🚂 Ships across EU
🌱 Grown in our nursery

🌸 Bright pink flowers all summer
🌿 Silvery foliage for contrast and texture
☀️ Thrives in dry, sunny conditions
🐝 Attracts pollinators
🌱 Easy to grow and self-seeds naturally

- The more Silenes you have in one place, the greater the effect will be as the tall stems create a spider web of fuzzy grey, dotted with bright pink bursts of color.
- Deadhead regularly to encourage continuous flowering or shear after the initial flowering to promote a second flush of flowers later in the season.

The genus can be confusing - the white and red flowers belong to the Lychnis genus while the pink flowers belong to the Silene family.

The genus Lychnis, from the northern temperate zone, is quite variable, but all species have vividly-colored flowers. The genus name, used by Theophrastus from the Greek work lychnos which means “lamp”, is thought to refer to the use of the woolly leaves as lamp wicks in ancient times.