Silene uniflora 'Compacta' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer cream flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average soil.
Mature size: 12 IN - 15 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring and summer
GROWING CONDITIONS for Silene uniflora 'Compacta'
USDA Zones: 3a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Soil needs: average
Nursery contributed plant descriptions
An all-star ground cover named for its decorative bladder-shaped calyxes, this European Campion stays smothered with dainty five-petaled flowers all summer long. Low gray-green cushions of tiny, lancelike fleshy leaves promote the pink-blushed white blooms and curious rosy sable-colored
Compact is, if anything, an understatement. So flat that the cats can sleep on it and you'll never even tell. Spreads to form a neat sheet of green, and then the almost surreally large flowers pop up on almost invisible stems looking for all the world like someone just stuck them there for a lark. Zone 5 -Joseph