Lychnis chalcedonica
Description:
Each year this old-fashioned perennial blooms in our Hot Bed and each year we get asked about it countless times. I had felt it too old-fashioned to carry but as they say “what’s old is new again!” Maltese cross has tall strong stems to three to four feet and mid green foliage. The fiery red star-shaped flowers are held in tight domed clusters.
Common Name: Maltese Cross
Family: Caryophyllaceae (The Pink Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-10
Light:
Height: 2-4'
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist forest meadows, shrubs, ravines, forest edges.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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