Re: silver and grey foliage/Lychnis
- Subject: Re: silver and grey foliage/Lychnis
- From: I* H*
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:47:08 -0500
I've been lucky with lychnis coronaria and lychnis chalcedonica; the
first blooms deep cerise, very plentiful, and will bloom all summer, if
deadheaded; it is also called rose campion;
I've grown them from seed, and they take two years before blossoming;
so far, they have come back. I have them in every location: dry,
semi-shady, full sun, average garden soil.
The chalcedonica is also called "the Maltese Cross" and is a very bright
red.
Isabelle Hayes
Mclainakag@aol.com wrote:
> > 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.
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