| Description | Red Campion (Silene dioica) is a medium size perennial that is loaded most of the growing season with rose-pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (si-LEE-nee) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-10 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, doesn't tolerate wet water logged soils |
| Flowers | bright rose pink, 5 cleft petals joined the base, forming a tube surrounded by a purple brown calyx, dioecious (male and female plants) |
| Leaves | opposite, green |
| Stems | downy stem |
| Dimensions | up to 30 by 30 inches in warmer climates and ideal growing site, smaller otherwise |
| Maintenance | will reseed, can be divided if it gets to large |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | (syn Lychnis dioica, Melandrium rubrum)AKA: Morning Campion, Red Catchfly, Red Champion, Red Cockle, English Maiden |
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