Lychnis flos-jovis
(Flower of Jove)
Family - Caryophyllaceae
Category - Biennial
Origin - European Alps
Year of Introduction - 1726
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The House Border
Description: Mat-forming, herbaceous Perennial with grey-green, woolly foliage. Clear rose-pink flowers with heart-shaped petals are produced in Cymes throughout the summer. This is a free flowering species and is occasionally found in shades of red.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Additional common name - Flower of Jupiter
Synonym - Agrostemma flos-jovis
Flower:
Salverform flowers are clear pink and have notched petals. Flowers are produced in cymes from June into August and are sometimes found in shades of red.
Flower colour: Pink, red
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in cymes
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Grey-green leaves are lanceolate in shape and are mostly held at the base of the plant. Smaller leaves are held in opposite pairs up the stem.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Basal cuttings, division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.