code: 855
golden leaves beautifully edged in shades of purple!
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Common name: Silene dioica
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 30 cm
Maximum Height: 40 cm
Another new discovery from Plant world! The busy bees carried pollen from a Silene Purple Prince onto Ray’s Golden Campion which has golden leaves. Who would have believed the result? Seedlings come up with purple stems and golden leaves beautifully edged in shades of purple!
Sowing advice:
For best results, sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. However, we sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, and often wait for spring before emerging regardless of when they are sown. But spring sowing will obviously give them a full season of growth if successful germination occurs.
