Commonly known as Rose Campion, this short-lived native perennial has silvery-grey felted leaves and sprays of long-stalked, vivid rose-purple flowers 3cm across in late summer. Each blossom will only last one day. Rose campion needs to have well-drained soil, can suffer from root rot if they are exposed to water for long periods of time. Deadhead regularly unless you are happy for it to self-seed. Cut back in Autumn.
