Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Unmistakeable given the inflated, bladder-like, calyx.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The giss of the plant.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. I think they are really pretty in a creepy kind of way!
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Young buds.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(21/06/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to drive). Very chuffed to have these - I sowed them as part of my re-wilding project. The ones I have here are quite green, rather than pinkish.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(21/06/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to drive). I think these are stamens, anthers having dropped off.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Foliage is grey-green (glaucous).
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(03/07/2022) Edburton Road (verge), Henfield, W Sussex. Gone to seed, these are now the seed casings.
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)(03/07/2022) Edburton Road (verge), Henfield, W Sussex. Not sure if the thing inside is actually a seed or simply the end of the flower stalk, probably the latter.
