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Rose Campion

Scientific name: Lychnis coronaria
Taxonomy
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Type:Herbaceous perennials
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:3 ft
Width:2 ft
Bloom:Summer flowers
Bloom Time:June to July
Bloom Color:Lavender
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Rose Campion is a clump-forming perennial which is perhaps grown as much for its basal clumps of ovate, densely woolly, silver-gray leaves as for its 5-petaled, vivid rose magenta flowers

  Morphology:
This herbaceous perennial is either a biennial or a true perennial which grows 2’-3’ tall with a spread of 1 to 1.5 feet wide. During the first year if bears leafy stalks with silvery-gray, woolly leaves that are soft to the touch. Basal leaves are arranged in a rosette, and are up to 5” long. They have wavy or slightly crisped margins.

Flowers appear from June through July and are rose magenta in color. Flowers are up to 1" in diameter.

  Adaptation:
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist soil, but will tolerate poor soils with some dryness.

  Pests:
No serious insect or disease problems.
For assistance, contact Dr. Charles Brun (brunc@wsu.edu), (360) 397-6060 5701
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