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Lychnis chalcedonica
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Handpicked from a specialist UK grower
Easy to grow
Native to the UK, this plant, commonly known as ‘Maltese Cross’, has bright, vermilion, cross-shaped flowers which are excellent for cutting and are favoured by bees and butterflies coming into flower in the May gap just when tulips go over
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - August
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Common Rose Campion
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
Care Tips
Deadhead reguarly to encourage further flowering.
Flowering Time
June - August