sea campion

Description:

white flowers joined at their base to form a tube and surrounded by a bladder-like calyx. There is usually only one flower per shoot and the petals are broader and less deeply notched. Flowers from May to July.

Habitat:

Sea campion is a native perennial of our coasts found on various habitats including sea-cliffs, shingles, sand dunes and strand lines. It can tolerate high nutrient levels (i.e. guano) and is particularly abundant on off-shore rocky islands and inaccessible cliff tops where large seabird colonies occur. It can occasionally turn up inland in both natural habitats such as gravelly riversides and lake shores and manmade habitats including mine spoil, ballast and disused railway lines.