Silene vulgaris | Blushing Lanterns | Maidens Tears | Bladder Campion Gift Voucher The perfect choice for beds

The perfect choice for beds and borders along with cottage gardens and herb hardens

but best foliage colour usually occurs in part-sun locations where it can get at least 3-4 hours a day

It is also an excellent cut flower

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Silene vulgaris | Blushing Lanterns | Maidens Tears | Bladder Campion Gift Voucher The perfect choice for bedsIf you are looking for a flower to add a feminine romantic look to your arrangements then this is definitely it. Silene vulgaris is an upright semi evergreen perennial that has upright flower stems that are covered in small pale green balloon like pods that are blushed with pink veining. As the little pods mature the open to reveal pure snow white petals and once the petals have dropped the pretty little pods remain. A much favoured flower for cutting