Lychnis coronaria

This wonderful plant not only has brilliant magenta flowers but a beautiful green silver felted foliage which looks wonderful in the landscape. . An easy to grow, long-blooming and low maintenance plant. Deadhead or cut back to its leafy rosette after flowering, leaving a few to self sow for the next year. Makes a great cut flower and is also cut and come again.

Growing information:

Plant Type: Short lived perennial

Height: 30”

Sun: Full sun - part shade

Sow: Start seed indoors in trays 8-10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Pinch: Not necessary

Spacing: 12-18”

Days to maturity: 100 - 120

Seeds per packet: Approximately 100