When to plant Red Campion

You can plant in autumn - this one needs partial shade, its a woodland plant, and likes fertile, well drained soil. If you want to put them where its really heavy clay, I wouldn't without working in some sharp grit and organic matter to try to break the clay up a bit first, if its that bad.

Thanks Bamboo. I won't risk planting in clay even with the soil improvement. The area does get waterlogged during the winter and I can find a happier spot with better drainage.

as they are in pots you can plant them anytime. they do prefer dappled shade and in a woodland setting they get lots of leaf mould too.
I have them in the borders where the beech tree and beech hedge are. I still have a few in flowers too.

Thankyou SBG, I'll make sure to add some leaf mould too. i just love learning these useful tips!

I sowed some red campion seed as part of a wildflower mix in my horses field hedgerow a few years ago and they took off amazingly well! I'm on sandy soil and there are hundreds of plants now.

Thanks Alquamarim. That's interesting.