Lychnis - Arkwrightii
Lychnis (Lychnis Arkwrightii Vesuvius) - Grow this attractive plant from Lychnis flower seeds and have both gorgeous orange-red blooms and purple colored foliage. The combination is striking! This flowering plant commands attention when it's in bloom during the summer months, and hummingbirds cannot stay away from the brightly colored flowers!
Lychnis - Chalcedonica
Lychnis (Lychnis Chalcedonica) - This Lychnis, also known as Maltese Cross, is easily established by sowing Lychnis flower seed. This heirloom flower has been grown in American gardens since Colonial times. Its scarlet colored bloom clusters begin in June and continue through August. Hummingbirds cannot leave the blooms alone!
Lychnis - Coronaria
Lychnis (Lychnis Coronaria) - This Lychnis is also known as Rose Campion, and it is easily established from Lychnis flower seed. It is erect with many-branches that have softly wooly silver-gray leaves and stems. The first year it will only produce a few blooms, but in the second year of establishment, Lychnis Rose Campion blooms with a profusion producing many long-stemmed rose to red colored trumpet-shaped flowers.
Lychnis - Rosett
Lychnis (Lychnis Viscaria Splendens Rosett) - Also called Catchfly, this is a lower growing form of Lychnis which is easy to start from Lychnis flower seeds. Lychnis Viscaria Splendens is known for exceptional hardiness, and it is tolerant of poor soils and little water. Foliage is oval, to oblong shaped with dark green leaves 3 inches long with sticky unbranched stems. Lychnis Rosett blooms from early to mid-summer, with many rose-pink flowers that are 1 inch across.
Lychnis - Snowstar
Lychnis (Lychnis Viscaria Splendens Snowstar) - Grow this old-fashioned and sturdy cottage garden perennial from Lychnis flower seeds. Plants form a low tuft of grassy-looking leaves, bearing upright stems of fluffy double white flowers in early summer. The blooms are excellent for cutting. Deadhead faded blooms to encourage prolonged flowering. Lychnis Snowstar is attractive to butterflies.
