Lychnis coronaria
- Subject: Lychnis coronaria
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:36:42 EDT
In a message dated 5/28/02 8:51:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bhayes@catskill.net writes:
<< I also have both lychnis coronaria (rose campion), which for me is a
very deep ros >>
That's a curious thing, Isabelle, as L. cornonaria does very well in our
area. It behaves as a biennial with the occasional plant making an offset
after blooming making it appear as a perennial. It has a habit of rotting at
the base in humid weather and if in the ideal border soil will actually die
from moist soil.
You may be too good a gardener and clip off fading flowers thereby reducing
the seed production. I probably do not clip off or just pull out enough of
them to prevent the many seedlings I have each year.
Try planting it in a very dry location and allowing the seed to fall around
the mother plant so you will be sure to know where to look. If all else
fails there will be another gardener in your area sure to be glad to gift you
with a new supply. As Bill said yesterday, look in the lawn, a sloped or dry
section. I notice some in the lawn this year also. The new crop of
seedlings are now at the size that you would notice them easily.
Don't fertilize this plant.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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