Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden Campion'
Red campion 'Ray's Golden Campion', Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden', Silene dioica golden-leaved, Silene dioica 'Aurea'
Silene Silene
'Ray's Golden Campion' _ 'Ray's Golden Campion' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to oblong, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, branching, semi-trailing stems bearing clusters of pink flowers with white eyes.
Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden Campion' is: Semi evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming
Although no toxicity has been mentioned it does contain saponins: toxic substances which are very poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass through without causing harm.
Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer
Yellow-green, Golden-yellow in All seasons
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Cut back after flowering to encourage repeat blooming and the production of new leaves.
Basal cuttings, Division, Seed
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Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden Campion' (Red campion 'Ray's Golden Campion') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Rock, Underplanting, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade. Dislikes winter wet.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden Campion'
Red campion 'Ray's Golden Campion', Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden', Silene dioica golden-leaved, Silene dioica 'Aurea'
Silene Silene
'Ray's Golden Campion' _ 'Ray's Golden Campion' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to oblong, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, branching, semi-trailing stems bearing clusters of pink flowers with white eyes.
Semi evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming
Although no toxicity has been mentioned it does contain saponins: toxic substances which are very poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass through without causing harm.
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Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer
Yellow-green, Golden-yellow in All seasons
Cut back after flowering to encourage repeat blooming and the production of new leaves.
Basal cuttings, Division, Seed
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Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden Campion' (Red campion 'Ray's Golden Campion') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Rock, Underplanting, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade. Dislikes winter wet.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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