Red Campion- Silene dioca Red Campion is a plant that will grow well in full sun but is normally associated with areas of semi-shade such as woodland edges and clearings, hedgerows and orchards. It is normally included in wildflower mixtures for woodlands and shaded areas and grows best on dry, fertile soils. Red Campion plants have showy flowers that vary between very pale pink to almost full red. The blooms appear from April to July, with peak flowering in May, but it is not uncommon for a few plants to retain flowers until very late in the year, occasionally even to November. In the wildflower garden Red Campion can be planted along the semi-shaded side of a wall, or hedge and can also be introduced into meadow grass.Red Campion plants look stunning when flowering alongside Greater Stitchwort and Bluebells both in the wild or in a wildflower garden. An alternative name for Red Campion is Red riding hood.