Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell)
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Silene noctiflora (Night-flowering Catchfly)
- Plant Details
Aspect: Full Sun; Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Most Types
Colour: White
Silene noctiflora (Night-flowering Catchfly)
Night-flowering Catchfly is an interesting and unusual native plant which is rarely seen but is important for our declining moth population. As night falls the flowers of the night-flowering catchfly open and release a strong fragrance which attracts night-flying moths which feed on the copious nectar and pollinate the plant. The flowers remain open all night.
The plant is covered with mild sticky hairs which catch very small insects which are a tasty treat for larger insects, which do not become stuck.
White or very pale-pink flowers throughout the summer, followed by attractive upturned seedpods.
In the wild it grows in rough scrubby ground. It is an easy and excellent garden plant which offers a great deal to the local wildlife. It can be e planted in the ground or containers.
Leave the seed heads on to keep the plants going for future years.
Height and spread: 60cm x 30cm
Common name(s): Night-flowering Catchfly; Clammy Cockle.
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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