Lychnis coronaria aka Rose Campion
$5.25
Circa 1828 Mounds of silvery-green/grey, woolly foliage & stems with neon magenta flowers! What more could you ask of a flower? Great as a cut flower!
Description
A beloved old plant once called Mullein Pink and Lamp Flower, felted leaves used in the making of wicks. An easy to grow, long-bloomin, low maintenance, short-lived perennial or biennial. Most plants do not survive harsh winters after flowering but it does readily self seed to perpetuate a planting.
Best planted in groupings. Cut back after bloom, the foliage will serve as an interesting ground cover (in somewhat the same manner as stachys (lambs ears)) for the remainder of the growing season.
Low Water Use, Drought tolerant once established. Cut: Halfway-opened flowers Zone: 4-8, Size 2.5′ h x 1′ w, Full sun/partial shade, well-drained, Surface sow and press in lightly; requires light to germinate. Sprout Time: 7-21 days, Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Starting Outdoors: Direct sow spring to summer.
75+ seeds
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