White Campion Plant - Graceful Native Wildflower

A graceful native wildflower for your healing garden

White Campion is a beautifully simple and understated native wildflower, bringing a soft, natural elegance to the garden. With its delicate white blooms that open in the evening, it creates a calm, almost timeless presence in borders, meadows, and woodland edges.

This is a plant that feels at home in nature — easy to grow, quietly spreading, and returning year after year to create a relaxed, natural planting style.

Why choose The Healing Herb Garden White Campion?

Our White Campion plants are carefully grown and selected to establish quickly and thrive in UK gardens. Supplied as strong, healthy plants, they are ready to plant into borders, wildflower areas, or natural planting schemes.

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

White Campion (Silene latifolia) is a hardy perennial or biennial wildflower known for its soft green foliage and elegant white flowers. Blooming from late spring through summer, it is especially attractive to night-flying pollinators.

This adaptable plant grows well in full sun or partial shade and is ideal for wildlife gardens, meadow planting, and naturalised areas.

White Campion – The Healing Herb Garden

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

Planting

Location: Plant in borders, wildflower areas, or natural planting schemes.
Sunlight: Full sun or partial shade.
Spacing: Allow 30 – 50 cm between plants.

Care

Watering: Water until established; afterwards, minimal care is needed.
Maintenance: Deadhead if you wish to control self-seeding.
Soil: Prefers well-drained soil but is adaptable.

Height & Spread

40 – 90 cm × spreading

Harvesting

Method: Typically grown for ornamental and wildlife value rather than harvesting.
Timing: Flowers appear from late spring through summer.
Frequency: Allow to flower naturally for best effect.

Top tips

Garden use: Ideal for meadow planting, cottage gardens, and naturalised spaces.
Wildlife benefit: Particularly attractive to moths and night pollinators.
Growing habit: Can self-seed gently, creating a natural look over time.