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Image of Silene
uniflora 'Druett's Variegated' or Variegated Bladder Campion
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Variegated Catchfly
or Variegated Robin White Breast or Variegated Sea Campion |
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Silene uniflora
'Druett's Variegated'
(Variegated Bladder Campion,
Variegated Catchfly,
Variegated Robin
White Breast,Variegated Sea Campion) |
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Light: Sun-part shade
Height: <6"
Spacing: 8"
Blooms: Pure white, on stiff upright branches, late Spring-Summer
Foliage: Variegated, gray-blue with cream margins, semi-evergreen,
roundedn, tiny rossette
Soil: Well-drained, mildly acidic, rich, drought tolerant
Water: Regular
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Uses: Xeriscaping, mass planting, borders, edging for dry areas, bedding,
groundcover, rock garden, landscaping
Comments:
Silene uniflora
'Druett's Variegated' or Variegated Bladder Campion or Variegated Bladder Campion
or
Variegated Robin White Breast, Variegated Sea Campion is an eye-catching perennial with a low,
mat-forming growth habit. In late Spring or early Summer,
eye-catching pure white blossoms appear on stiff upright branches
throughout Summer. The flowers complimented well with the
exquisite variegated gray-blue foliage with strong cream margins. Silene uniflora
'Druett's Variegated' is easily propagated from cuttings and performs
best in well-drained, mildy acidic soil in a sunny to part shade
location. It is
hardy to -30degrees
Fahrenheit (-34degrees C) and does not demand much attention. Mass
plant
Variegated Bladder
Campion as groundcovers or in the rock garden for a delightful vista.
It looks stunning in hanging baskets, allowing them to drape down the
sides. Variegated Sea Campion tolerates drought well and are ideal
plants for the dry landscape, along a path or as border plants.
Very soon Variegated Robin White Breast forms a lovely patch of carpet that kills the curiosities
of many passers-by.
USDA Hardiness Zones :
4-9 |
