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
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.