Silene vulgaris | Blushing Lanterns | Maidens Tears | Bladder Campion Gift Vouchers The buds start off red

The buds start off red and then open from the bottom up with the tiny purple flowers - a striking flower which when planted en masse is spectacular

Height 70cm x 70cm Wide

Will die back in winter to re-emerge in spring from a tight evergreen crown changing to the beautiful shiny serrated foliage as it develops which you can see in our photos

Plants if they like their location may gently self-sow in the garden and being this pretty we think that is a great thing

He comes with a flat base with two holes so that you can nail him onto the top of a fence post

Silene vulgaris | Blushing Lanterns | Maidens Tears | Bladder Campion Gift Vouchers The buds start off redIf you are looking for a flower to add a feminine romantic look to your arrangements then this is definitely it. Silene vulgaris is an upright semi evergreen perennial that has upright flower stems that are covered in small pale green balloon like pods that are blushed with pink veining. As the little pods mature the open to reveal pure snow white petals and once the petals have dropped the pretty little pods remain. A much favoured flower for cutting