Re: 'Angel's Blush' Lychnis
- Subject: Re: 'Angel's Blush' Lychnis
- From: Judith Person j*@attbi.com
- Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 13:51:53 -0700
Pam,
I just checked ours, and they start much pinker and fade as they age,
here in Pleasanton, CA where it gets v. hot.
Judy Person
p.k.peirce@att.net wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Does anyone have difinitive information about the effect
> of temperature on the brightness of the pink blotch in
> the center of the flowers of Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's
> Blush' or 'Oculata'? (it's rose campion)
>
> Thompson and Morgan seed company says that the pink
> center will disappear in warm weather, then a local
> garden designer assured me that the pink centers were
> more pronounced in warm weather. Has anyone had personal
> experience to confirm T & M's statement or its opposite?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Pam Peirce