Authentic Wisconsin.  Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris


 Bladder Campion August 26, 2021.

Above: Bladder Campion on August 26, 2021.


Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris   ( Introduced - naturalized; potentially invasive.)

Bladder Campion grows in sites that have full to partial sun with soil containing some gravel or sand. It grows from 8" - 32" tall.

Each white flower is about 3/4" wide and 1" long. The blossom consists of 5 white petals that are deeply cleft (resembling 10 petals). The flowers protrude out of a bladder-like calyx that is pale green to dull pink,
Blooms June-Oct.

Other names for Bladder Campion: Maiden's-tears

For more information on Bladder Campion, visit Wikipedia.

Or, for information on Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) visit the: Wisconsin State Herbarium.


Bladder Campion on August 26, 2021.
Bladder Campion on August 26, 2021.
Bladder Campion on August 26, 2021.
Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 4, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 4, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 4, 2022.
Bladder Campion on July 46, 2022.

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Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris


Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.

Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.


Above: Bladder Campion on July 3, 2022.


Vintage Bladder Campion botanical illustration circa 1918.


Above: Vintage Bladder Campion botanical illustration circa 1918.


Vintage Bladder Campion botanical illustration circa 1913.


Above: USDA Bladder Campion botanical illustration circa 1913.


Vintage Bladder Campion botanical illustration illustration by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman.


Above: Vintage Bladder Campion botanical illustration by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman.


Bladder Campion.

Other Campions:


Starry Campion in Nakoma Park on July 14, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin.


Above: Starry Campion blooming in Nakoma Park. (7/14/20)



 White Campion in Oak Savanna on June 8, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin.


Above: White Campion in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/8/19)



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