Collejas - Seeds
Collejas - Seeds
Collejas - Seeds

Collejas - Seeds

Silene vulgaris

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Perennial herb with edible green leaves, valued for its hardiness and culinary use.

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Collejas are a wild variety of Silene vulgaris, a hardy perennial with erect stems and green lance-shaped leaves. It produces numerous small white flowers clustered in ramillets, blooming in spring and summer. Ideal for wildflower gardens, borders, and meadows, it adapts to different soils and tolerates moderate drought.

Traditionally, its tender leaves have been used as food, in salads, soups, or stews, prized in rural cuisine for their mild flavor and delicate texture. Harvesting is done before flowering to ensure the best quality leaves.

How to sow Collejas seeds

Sow seeds in seed trays or directly in the ground at 0.5–1 cm deep. Keep the substrate slightly moist. Germinates best at temperatures between 15–20 °C, emerging in 10–20 days. When seedlings have several true leaves, transplant leaving 20–30 cm between plants. Prefers full sun or light shade and well-drained soils.

  • Reference
    Silene vulgaris
  • In stock
    7 Items

  • Family
    Caryophyllaceae
  • Watering
    Low
  • Frost resistance
    High
  • Planting time
    April
    August
    July
    June
    March
    May
    October
    September
  • Flowering period
    August
    July
    June
    May
  • Hardiness (USDA)
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
  • Lifecycle
    Perennial
  • Flower color
    White
  • Foliage
    Deciduous
  • Spacing
  • Height
  • Wildflowers
    Yes
  • Native seeds
    Yes
  • Biodiversity
    Yes
  • Special treatment
    Direct sowing
    Sowing in seed tray
  • Harvest period
    April
    February
    March
    May
  • Stock origin
    AmongSeeds warehouse

Accepted name
Silene vulgaris
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene

Botanical synonyms

  • Behen alpinus
  • Behen angustifolius
  • Behen antelopum
  • Behen fabarius
  • Behen glareosus
  • Behen oleraceum
  • Behen puberulus
  • Behen trachiatus
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  • Behen vesicarium
  • Behen vesicarius
  • Behen vulgaris
  • Behenantha behen
  • Behenantha glaucescens
  • Behenantha inflata
  • Behenantha saponariifolia
  • Cucubalus alpinus
  • Cucubalus angustissimus
  • Cucubalus antelopum
  • Cucubalus behen
  • Cucubalus inflatus
  • Cucubalus latifolius
  • Cucubalus littoralis
  • Cucubalus marginatus
  • Cucubalus montanus
  • Cucubalus personii
  • Cucubalus rotundifolius
  • Cucubalus saponariifolius
  • Cucubalus scaber
  • Cucubalus venosus
  • Cucubalus viridis
  • Elisanthe zawadskii
  • Oberna behen
  • Oberna littoralis
  • Oberna wallichiana
  • Silene behen var. cucubalus
  • Silene cucubalus
  • Silene inflata
  • Silene inflata var. littoralis
  • Silene inflata var. pubescens
  • Silene inflata var. vulgaris
  • Silene latifolia
  • Silene latifolia var. pubescens
  • Silene saponariifolia
  • Silene venosa
  • Silene vulgaris f. latifolia
  • Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
  • Silene vulgaris var. littoralis
  • Silene wallichiana
  • Silene zawadskii
  • Viscago behen

Taxonomy: World Flora Online CC0 1.0

Planting time

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Recommended sowing Out of season

Flowering period

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Harvest period

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Data sheet

  • Family
    Caryophyllaceae
  • Watering
    Low
  • Frost resistance
    High
  • Hardiness (USDA)
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Lifecycle
    Perennial
  • Flower color
    White
  • Foliage
    Deciduous
  • Spacing
  • Height
  • Wildflowers
    Yes
  • Native seeds
    Yes
  • Biodiversity
    Yes
  • Special treatment
    Direct sowing, Sowing in seed tray
  • Stock origin
    AmongSeeds warehouse
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