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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
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
Pink flowers. Tight green leaves.

Gardening facts about Silene uniflora 'Compacta' plant

How to Grow Silene uniflora 'Compacta'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular
  • Soil Needs

    • average

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • cream
  • Flower Season

    • spring
    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
  • Texture

    • glaucous

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