Re: silver and grey foliage/Lychnis

In a message dated 3/25/2002 11:38:56 PM Central Standard Time, 
mtalt@hort.net writes:


> Another silver, fuzzy foliage plant that seems to not mind heat and
> humidity is Lychnis coronaria (rose campion).  I've got the white
> form 'Alba.'  Seeds around like mad, but is easy to pull and will
> keep on blooming all summer if deadheaded.  Short-lived, so you need
> to let some seedlings grow on.
> 

Marge: I've had the pleasure of trying Lychnis just once.  I was given a 
seedling in the spring of 2000. The plant grew well during it's first year 
and, before it was able to bloom, last spring it died.  I think it was just a 
little wet for it. 

We have had year after year of hot, dry weather and last year was the first 
year, in many, that we actually had some rain systems move through.  Spring 
of 2001 was the wettest spring in a long while for us.  I think this plant 
had grown accustom to being dry.

The seedling would have bloomed a deep rose pink color.  The lady who had 
given me the seedling has since passed on.  This was one of her favorite 
plants, she always called it a Salvia.

Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas  Zone 9

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