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These pretty little flowers are white campion (Silene latifolia), a wildflower that likes the well-drained soil in my garden. The plants have seeded themselves here and there, probably arriving from the nearby field edges.
I have pulled out one or two of them, but only if they’re crowding another plant, or in some other unsuitable position. In the past, I think many gardeners would have regarded this plant as a weed, but over recent years, we’ve become interested in having wildflowers in our gardens.
Now we are seeing both the beauty and the value to wildlife of these unexpected gifts from nature. White campion is a good source of nectar and particularly good for moths, who are attracted to its night-scented flowers. The related red campion (Silene dioica, shown below) is more attractive to bees and other daytime pollinators. (I don’t have this one in my garden. The photograph was taken in a wild area of a garden I visited.)
Another relative of white campion is bladder campion (Silene vulgaris). These two look very similar, except that bladder campion has an inflated calyx (the part behind the flower petals) that looks like a tiny balloon and has a much rounder shape than that of the white campion. It gives an interesting look to the plant, however, to my mind, the flowers of white campion are more attractive, especially when covered with raindrops. I hope that any moths around here will think so too!
Ann Mackay: Inspired by Nature 
So for you the white campion is the champion.
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So long as it doesn’t prove too much of a champion and take over!
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Yay for the campions! The pink one is a welcome weed in our garden. I see the bladder campion sometimes in Central Otago (where it’s enthusiastic and IDK if it’s a nuisance). The white one I’ll have to watch out for, I imagine it’s around too!
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I think it might be a problem in some places but it is, after all, a native plant here, so it’s not a problem in the UK. I was trying to sniff at some yesterday, to see if I could detect the scent, but I think it was too early. (And in the evening, the honeysuckle nearby gives off enough scent to overpower anything else.)
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Wild Champions! 🙂 Certainly the campions are beautiful champions, Ann!
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Hehe, they’re a champion for bees and other pollinators, Indira!
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All three of the species you mentioned are non-native here, and mostly limited to areas much farther north than Texas. On the other hand, another introduced species, Silene gallica, is relatively common in eastern areas of my state. We do have a couple of native Silene species, including Silene subciliata, which is quite rare (and a beautiful, vibrant red), but I surely do wish this white one was willing to grow in my area. It’s beautiful.
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I can see the similarities with Silene gallica, and the scarlet catchfly is gorgeous – I hope that it is well protected so that it can survive and spread.
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Red campion is all over the lanes here, but I have yet to see the white variety. Bladder campion grows by the coast.
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I think the white campion tolerates dry soil better than the red one. I haven’t seen red campion in the wild around here, but I think the white must be pretty common…can’t remember seeing bladder campion around here though.
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