Lychnis chalcedonica var. albiflora (White Maltese cross)
Other names: White meadow campion, Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba'
L. chalcedonica var. albiflora is an erect, deciduous perennial with hairy stems bearing ovate, mid-green leaves and, in summer, spherical or domes cymes of star-shaped, white flowers with notched petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese cross)
Other names: Scarlet lightning, Scarlet lychnis, Tears of Christ, Meadow campion, None-such, Red robin, Great candlestick, Knight's cross, London pride, Flower of Constantinople, Gardener's delight, Gardener's eye, Cross of Jerusalem, Fireball, Flower of Bristow, Jerusalem cross, Common rose campion, Constantinople campion
L. chalcedonica is a herbaceous perennial, producing upright stems of bright red flowers in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea' (Maltese cross 'Rosea')
Other names: Jerusalem cross 'Rosea', Burning love 'Rosea', Cross of Jerusalem 'Rosea', Silene chalcedonica 'Rosea', London pride 'Rosea', Meadow campion 'Rosea', Knight's cross 'Rosea', Constantinople campion 'Rosea'
'Rosea' is an erect, deciduous perennial with hairy stems bearing ovate, mid-green leaves and, in summer, spherical or domes cymes of star-shaped, rose-pink flowers with notched petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis alpina (Alpine catchfly)
Other names: Viscaria alpina, Agrostemma alpina, Lychnis fulgida, Lychnis helvetica, Lychnis suecica
L. alpina is a perennial with sticky stems, grass like foliage and dense terminal clusters of tufted, dark pink flowers in late spring.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners' World' (Rose campion 'Gardeners' World')
Other names: Lychnis coronaria 'Flore Pleno' , Lychnis 'Gardeners World', Lychnis coronaria 'Blych'
'Gardeners' World' is a biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, softly-hairy, silvery, grey-green leaves and open sprays of long-stalked, double, red flowers in summer.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Other names: Evening lychnis, Lychnis alba, Silene latifolia
S. alba is a spreading perennial with hairy, green leaves and white flowers throughout summer that are fragrant at night.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis coronaria Oculata Group (Rose campion Oculata Group)
Other names: Lychnis coronaria 'Oculata'
Oculata Group is an erect, woolly biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, silvery-grey, felted leaves and, in late summer, branching stems bearing lax sprays of white flowers with bright pink centres.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Lychnis flos-jovis (Flower of Jove)
Other names: Agrostemma, Jupiter's flower, Umbelled lychnis
L. flos-jovis is an herbaceous perennial with grey-green, hairy, lance-shaped leaves. In summer, it bears terminal clusters of salver-shaped flowers that may be red, pink or white.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Zwerg' (Campion 'Orange Zwerg' )
Other names: Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Dwarf' , Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Gnome'
'Orange Zwerg' is a clump-forming, short-lived perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, hairy, purple- to bronze-flushed, dark green leaves and, in summer, terminal clusters of star-shaped, bright orange-red flowers with notched petals.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Lychnis cognata (Orange catchfly)
Other names: Silene cognata, Lychnis fulgens subsp. cognata
L. cognata is a clump-forming, short-lived perrenial with lance-shaped, finely toothed, dark green leaves and, in summer, salmon to orange flowers with notched petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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