Silene uniflora 'Compacta'

Also Known As

Silene uniflora compacta

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 6"-12"
W: 12"-15"

planting zones

3a-8b

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Silene uniflora 'Compacta' plant details

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.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Silene uniflora 'Compacta'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: caryophyllaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
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

By: Digging Dog Nursery

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