White Campion

White Campion is a common wildflower, with white flowers that have five petals, each deeply notched and almost divided into two. It has oval leaves and the stems are hairy.

They grow in fields, along hedgerows, roadside verges and on waste ground. White Campion flowers from May to October. At night the blooms produce a clove-like scent, which attracts feeding moths.

White Campion is sometimes called the ‘Grave Flower’ or the ‘Flower of the Dead’ as it often grows in graveyards.