Lychnis coronaria Atrosanguinea

Rose Campion, Catchfly

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Type: Perennials
Height: Medium 2-3' (Plant 12" apart)
Bloom Time: Early Summer to Late Summer
Sun-Shade: Full Sun
Zones: 3-8   Find Your Zone
Soil Condition:
Flower / Accent: Rose / Red
Pot Size: 3.5" square x 4" deep
Produces the deepest red-velvet flowers over dense, large silver-woolly leaves at the ground. The flowers of Lychnis open one at a time and last a day, but they do so over a long blooming period in the spring and summer. This is an time honored flower which will add a bright spot to the perennial border or rock garden.

Features to Note:

  • Deer Resistant
  • Hot Dry Site Tolerant
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Butterflies

Lychnis General Information:

Lychnis are old-fashioned, hardy, trouble-free plants. Reliable and long lived. Flowers are attractive to butterflies, and possibly even hummingbirds. Rose campion provides good cut flowers

Lychnis Plant Care:

Cut back plant by 1/3 when first blooms begin to fade. Divide periodically in spring. Will self sow. Prefers a well drained winter site. Can be pinched back to control height.

$9.95 ea.
(3+) $9.50 ea.
Ships: Fall 2016
Plant Code: LYCO