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Silene vulgaris
Also called Bladder Campion, Maiden's Tears, Bladder Silene, Cowbell, Rattleweed, Sculpit, Stridolo
Bladder campion is a hardy, weedy perennial wildflower of meadows, fields and roadsides across Eurasia and North Africa, now common in North America. It is grown or left to self-seed in wild and cottage-style gardens rather than as a showy houseplant.
Silene vulgaris, the bladder campion or maidenstears, is a plant species of the genus Silene within the family Caryophyllaceae. Native to the Old World, the plant has been naturalized elsewhere, including North America. The young shoots and leaves are edible.
It is native to Europe, temperate Asia and northern Africa and has been introduced to other parts of the world, particularly North America, where it is now widespread and a common wild flower in meadows, open woods and fields.
The young shoots and the tender leaves are sometimes used as food in some countries of the Mediterranean region. These are considered edible raw before the plant flowers and can be used in salads. The older leaves are usually eaten boiled or fried, sauteed with garlic or in omelettes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silene vulgaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
