Campion

Campion (Lychnis) - Plants of the Pink family, among which are a few well suited for the garden. All are perennial.

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Lychnis chalcedonica L. maltesecross

Lychnis chalcedonica L.maltesecross

Lychnis chalcedonica L. maltesecross

Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.rose campion

Lychnis flos-cuculi L.ragged robin

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Lychnis Alpina

Lychnis Alpina - A diminutive form of L. Viscaria, the tufts being seldom more than a few inches high and not clammy. In cultivation it is pretty and interesting, if not brilliant, and may be grown without difficulty in the rock garden, or in rather moist, sandy soil. A British plant.

Lychnis Chalcedonica

Lychnis Chalcedonica - An old border plant, 1 1/2 to 4 feet high, with large dense heads of brilliant scarlet flowers, and of easy culture in any good ordinary soil. There is a handsome double scarlet variety. The double white and single white kinds are less desirable. Division.

Lychnis Diurna

Lychnis Diurna - The double deep purplered sort of this common native plant is very desirable, being very hardy and very showy, and never failing in any soil to produce a fine crop of bloom in early summer.

Lychnis Haageana

Lychnis Haageana - Reputed a hybrid between L. fulgens and L. coronata or grandiflora, it is one of the best of this valuable group of border plants, in itself extremely variable, affording nearly every shade of color, from the brightest scarlet to white. The flowers are large, of good substance, and produced in the greatest profusion all through the summer months; indeed, as a permanent "bedder" we have rarely seen its equal. Where it can be managed, a partially shady spot should be chosen for the most brilliantly colored forms, as the flowers fade somewhat when exposed to bright sunshine. The colors seem fixed, and we have now good distinct scarlet, crimson, pink, and salmon shades, all worthy of attention. The great enemy of this and other tuberous rooted sorts, e.g., grandiflora and others, is the slug in winter, the pest destroying the crowns and roots. They should be raised periodically from seeds, which are freely produced, the seedlings flowering in the second year. They dislike heavy and cold retentive soils, and should be given rich light sandy soil and a not too sunny aspect. L. Arkwrighti, boomed as a novelty, of late appears to be but a vigorous counterpart of this old and well-tried plant.

Lychnis Lagascae

Lychnis Lagascae - A lovely dwarf alpine plant, with many bright rose-colored flowers, about 3/4 inch across. It is suited for adorning fissures on the exposed faces of rocks associated with the smallest alpine plants. It is easily cultivated in the rock garden in any free, sandy, or gritty soil. An exposed position should be preferred, as the plant is very free in growth. The flowers appear in early summer, and if not weakened by shade, or by being placed in frames, are in fine condition when the plant is about 3 inches high. Seed. Syn. Petrocoptis Lagascae.

German Catchfly

German Catchfly (Lychnis Viscaria) - A British plant, with long grass-like leaves, bearing in June many showy panicles of rosy-red flowers, on stems 10 to nearly 18 inches high. The bright-colored variety called splendens is the most worthy of cultivation. L. V. alba, a charming white variety, is worthy of a place in gardens, as also is the double variety, which has rocket-like blooms. They are excellent for the rougher parts of the rock garden, and as border plants on dry soils. The double variety is used with good effect as an edging plant about Paris. Easily propagated by seed or division; or, preferably, by cuttings secured with a heel in early summer, and which when rooted make excellent plants.

Other

There are two double-red varieties of L. Flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin), pretty border plants. Division.

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Lychnis Grandiflora

Lychnis Grandiflora - A handsome plant, typical of the numerous varieties now in cultivation under the names of Bungeana, and others which grow 1 to 2 feet high, and bear flowers in a cluster of a dozen or so, each flower being 1 to 2 inches across, fringed at the edges, and varying from vivid scarlet to deep crimson, and from pink to white. Exposed to strong sun the color of the flowers soon fades, but in a partially-shaded place the flowers retain their true color for a considerable time. They are good border flowers, thriving in warm sheltered situations in light soil, for though quite hardy they are apt to suffer from moisture and cold. Plant in deep sandy well-drained soil in a sunny position. All the varieties may be raised by seeds. L. fulgens, a Siberian plant, is similar to the forms of L. grandiflora.

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