Rose Campion

Rose Campion (Agrostemma) - A. coronaria is a beautiful old flower, of the Pink family, hardy and free, most at home in chalky and dry soils. It is a woolly plant, 2 feet to 3 feet high, bearing many rosy-crimson flowers in summer and autumn; easily raised from seed, excellent for borders, beds, and naturalisation on dry banks. It is biennial and often perishes on some soils. There is a white variety and a double-red one. A. Githago is a large annual, occasionally grown in botanic gardens. A. Walkeri is a hybrid between A. coronaria and A. Flos-Jovis, very compact, free flowering, and rich in color.