Bladder Campion

A native UK perennial growing 60cm high or so. It has nice edible flowers, shoots and leaves raw in salads or cooked.

It thrives in well-drained, nutrient-poor, and disturbed soils, commonly found in grasslands, sunny meadows, roadsides, coastal cliffs, and hedge banks.

Bladder campion has some medicinal properties and has been used as an emollient and can be used when bathing to treat skin conditions. The plant also contains saponins which can be used for soap and washing fabric and hair.