Description
Deep pink flowers.
A classic alpine plant for the rock garden or container in a sunny or semi-shaded position. These plants will bring clusters of deep pink flowers in spring. Grows in most soils from moist to free draining areas.
Flowers: Spring
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 15cm
Spread: 10cm
Common Name: artic lychnis / rock lychnis / alpine catchfly
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Foliage: linear
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering: March – May
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 15cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist / dry
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden
Usage: ornamental / bee friendly
Pruning: leave to self seed
Tolerates: drought tolerant
Origin: Europe
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Devra (verified owner) –
Only just planted, so can’t comment on flowering. Obviously care is taken in packing, but I don’t like the very light pieces of whatever, plastic? organic? that’s put over the plants in the box. They fly everywhere and/or stick electrostatically to anything handy.
Kath Hodgkin (verified owner) –
Alexander M. (verified owner) –
Plants of good growth and superb quality delivered according to information provided.
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Michael Cohen (verified owner) –
Plant in excellent condition
Lena Lawrence (verified owner) –
Nice size plant, lovely and healthy and should look very pretty when in bloom. These people can always be relied upon to send out their plants well packaged so they arrive nice and sturdy.
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Gillian (verified owner) –
Quality, healthy plant
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Peter (verified owner) –
Plant was healthy and well packed
COLIN WARD (verified owner) –
Plant well packed in excellent condition