Photographs: Co. Cork

Red Campion Silene dioica Coireán coilleach Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering time: April-August. Perennial, sometimes annual. Native. Bright pink flowers, unscented. Opposite, sticky-hairy, broad-lanceolate leaves and creeping rhizomes. Height: 30-90cm. Hybrids occur with White Campion. Hedgerows and woods, prefers rich, damp ground. Locally frequent in the north and east, rare in other parts of Ireland. Similar: White Campion, Silene alba.

Red Campion, Silene dioica, Coireán coilleach