Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Coireán na gcuach Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Drooping white flowers with 3 styles and an oval inflated calyx, the cleft petals not overlapping. The grey-green leaves are oval and pointed, usually waxy and hairless but sometimes slightly hairy. Height 25-90cm Found on open grassland and roadsides on sandy or chalky soil Similar: Sea Campion, S. uniflora. Erect flowers, overlapping petals

Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris, Coireán na gcuach