Red Campion plant – Native Woodland Wildflower

A vibrant native flower for your healing garden

Red Campion is a bright and cheerful native wildflower, loved for its vivid pink blooms and long flowering season. Commonly found in woodlands and hedgerows, it brings natural colour and life to the garden. Easy to grow and well suited to UK conditions, it is perfect for wildlife gardens, shaded borders, and natural planting.

Why choose The Healing Herb Garden Red Campion?

Our Red Campion plug plants are carefully grown and selected to establish quickly and thrive in UK gardens. Supplied in a strong 7cm pot, these healthy young plants are ready to plant into herb beds, borders, woodland gardens, or natural planting areas.

Our plants are carefully grown and nurtured with patience and care, so they arrive healthy, well-rooted, and ready to settle into your garden.

Red Campion (Silene dioica) is a hardy perennial or biennial wildflower known for its bright pink flowers and soft green foliage. Flowering from late spring through summer, it provides a valuable nectar source for bees and other pollinators.

This adaptable plant grows well in full sun, partial shade, or shade, making it ideal for woodland gardens, hedgerows, and wildlife-friendly spaces.

At The Healing Herb Garden we grow plants with gardeners, herbalists, and nature lovers in mind — helping you create a garden filled with beautiful, useful, and traditional herbs.

Red Campion – The Healing Herb Garden

Usually available: Spring – Autumn
Life cycle: Perennial / Biennial
Height: 40 – 90 cm
Position: Full sun / Part shade / Shade
Soil preference: Moist, well-drained soil

Uses

Herbal
Red Campion has been included in traditional herb gardens and valued for its natural and historical interest.

Aromatic
The plant adds gentle scent and visual interest to natural and wildlife gardens.

Ground cover
Red Campion forms clumps rather than spreading widely, making it suitable for mixed planting.

Physical characteristics

Height
40 – 90 cm tall

Foliage
Soft green leaves forming a loose, natural plant shape.

Flowers
Bright pink flowers appearing from late spring through summer.

Perfect for herb gardens in the UK

Red Campion is a great choice if you are looking to grow native UK wildflowers or add colour to shaded areas. Its long flowering period and pollinator value make it perfect for herb gardens, woodland planting, and wildlife-friendly spaces.

Growing native plants like Red Campion helps support biodiversity while creating a natural and vibrant garden.

Supplied as a healthy young plug plant in a 7cm pot, ready to establish and thrive in your Healing Herb Garden.