This is another of the plants which has suffered at the hands of the taxonomists. Silene maritima was the old name of Sea Campion exactly what you'd expect but it had to be changed didn't it? It grows at the seaside mainly although it is sometime seen as a garden plant as well. This is a picture of one flower but you typically see it in huge mats draped of rocks or cliffs. It flowers in Spring and I have seen in starting as early as March 1st but it also continue with the odd flower throughout the season as this one has - in flower in September.
Red Rocks, Wirral 29th September 2004
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