Rose Campion
Lychnis coronaria
also called lychnis coronaria
Individual plants give out after a few years, but it seeds itself along and the colony carries on regardless.
Light Full sun
Height 80 cm
Spread 15.7 in
Spacing 40 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 15.7 in
- In-row spacing
- 15.7 in
- Between rows
- 19.7 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- Rose & flower
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Oct Growing
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Lavender, Nepeta, Stachys, Verbascum
Pests & problems
- Root & crown rot Crown rot where winter soil stays wet
- Seedlings turning up everywhere once conditions suit it
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