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herbaceous layer
red campion
silene dioica
cheerful rose-pink flowers along the woodland edge from spring into autumn, feeding bees, butterflies, and night moths — a self-seeding native that knits the ground layer.
functions
pollinator foragewildlife habitatground cover
light
part shade
moisture
moderate
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humus-rich, most
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for red campion — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see red campion on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around red campion
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- red campion — the anchor
- groundcover
- sweet woodruff