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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Growing in the grassy mounds and cliffs of Orkney were clumps of Silene dioica (red campion, red catchfly). This short-lived perennial or biennial plant has downy stems and deep pink flowers.
Jill Raggett
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