Silene pendula

‘Peach Blossom’

PEACH NODDING CATCHFLY

No WA

Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’
PEACH NODDING CATCHFLY

Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’ is an enchanting groundcover, densely carpeted with peachy-pink coloured flowers.
And a stunner draped over an edge or cascading from a pot or hanging basket.
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Pink buds open to peachy-pink doubles & mature to blush white

The colouring of ‘Peach Blossom’ is exquisite – with deep pink buds opening to peachy-pink ragged doubles, which finally mature to blush white.
So you have flowers of all colours on the carpet at the one time – very pretty.

Long blooming & dense carpet of peachy colours

The peachy double flowers keep beaming up delightfully through a long spring and summer blooming.
Densely carpeting over the whole plant.

Really useful groundcover

Then for the rest of the year it is a really useful groundcover, as it forms an attractive and very dense, low cushion of foliage.
So it is a ground-hugging, draping groundcover that is quite capable of inhibiting weed growth and shading the soil very effectively.

And beautiful trailing or hanging

Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’ is perfect for draping over a raised edge, carpeting a bank, spilling from a pot, or cascading from a hanging basket.
Where it creates shades of wonderful peachy colours.

Hardy in frost, heat & obligingly drought resistant

Plant ‘Peach Blossom’ in Full Sun Sun to Partly Shaded positions.
It can also thrive in Dappled Shade or Bright Shade that is lit by reflected light.
Where it is hardy in frost and heat, as well as being obligingly drought resistant between drinks.

Copes with summer humidity too

Conversely it also copes well with humidity if necessary.

Water-wise groundcover

Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’ is a water-wise plant and can manage on fairly limited water supply, with some drying out between drinks, followed by a good soaking.

Quick & easy from seed

‘Peach Blossom’ is very quick and easy to raise from seed, and is soon big enough to plant out into the garden to begin making cushions of peachy flowers.

Old fashioned reliable for low maintenance gardeners

The original Silene pendula is a much loved old favourite.
Known and loved as an old fashioned, reliable cottage plant for low maintenance gardeners.
While ‘Peach Blossom’ is a delightful new colour way of this hardy old favourite.

Tough & easy in the garden

Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’ is strictly speaking a perennial, especially in mild climates.
Though it is so quick and easy to grow from seed, it is often treated as an annual and sown fresh each spring.

Self sowing from year to year

But it also behaves like an annual by self-sowing new seedlings each year to create fresh new cushions of flowers.
15cm. High groundcover  x 30cm. Wide dense draping mat of flowers.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Sow at any time of year in a punnet indoors, whenever suitable temperatures can be provided (15-20°C).
OR
Scatter directly in the garden in autumn or spring.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the seeds in a punnet on the surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then gently pat the seeds to the surface of the mix to ensure good contact.
Now barely cover the seeds with sieved mix/ sand/grit, but do not bury.
Because these seeds need light to germinate.

Now thoroughly moisten the sown punnet by standing it in a shallow water bath, and allowing the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Then place the punnet in a warm, well lit spot (not in any direct sunlight).

Temperatures of 15-20°C approx. are ideal for rapid and optimum germination.

Continue to keep the punnet consistently moist by misting regularly from a spray water-bottle.
Covering the punnet with a clear plastic lid or bag will also help to maintain consistent moisture.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 7-14 days.

Seed Count: 25 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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