Oh, so pretty! They remind me of a tall lamb's ear plant but with the benefit of beautiful flowers! Question: being biennial, does that mean you only get flowers every other year from the self seeders? Or, have you had them long enough that you eventually started seeing flowering every year? To ensure eventual flowering each year would one just need to introduce new plants in 2 back to back years?
Good morning and yes, silene is very like lamb's ear. I guess it would be very sensible to start out with two plants, bought alternative years because, as you indicate, the majority of my flowering happens every two years. I will have some flowers next year but not like this year's show.
They do seed pretty freely, but are not invasive, it has a fairly shallow root , so it is easy to pull up if it comes up in the wrong place. Does not transplant very well.
This plant does very well here in Mount Shasta, California, U.S.S.A.. Plants are at 3,500 feet elevation. I leave the plant through winter (two to three feet of snow and 15 deg Fahrenheit.) Tremendous self seeding. I can't imagine my large garden without this plant.
What BEAUTIFUL plants Lychnis are, its a stunner, the blooms and the amazing foliage are so gorgeous, thank you so much for sharing all the info on this beauty Rachel, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Wexford for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXXX
I have this here in the States. Georgia. I love them. I have them in partial shade and full sun. Early spring I transplanted 8 from my empty tomato planters! Thank you for sharing this!
So glad I found your channel iv been searching the internet to find the name of this plant , I bought one years ago and have been searching to find out more about it I love it so much
Thank you for this information I never bought this plant but it found my perennial garden in Massachusetts (US) and has multiplied and I think it’s so beautiful! I did not know it only lived two years and that I could pull it out when dead! Great advice!
In the microcosim of my yard, in Maine, it is, in fact terribly invasive. I do not use the designation of "invasive" lightly. While beautiful to have the green in winter, it simply cannot be here unless planted in a secure manner, and then prevented from seeding.
Just bought two of these in the end of season sale for a good bargain. One for me and one for my sister ! She loves a pretty garden but is not a gardener 😀. Her plants are certainly not spoiled at all , so this looks like an ideal plant. Thanks for the information
Thank you for this video. What a great series. I love these bright blooms. I recently rescued some seedlings that had grown beyond the border and had been mowed over at a local park. I found a good spot for them in my garden and I hope they recover. Greetings from Canada!
You are in Canada. I am in Maine. In the specific combination of factors in my yard, the plant is invasive, and I can barely keep up with digging it out. Digging it out, of course, just signals the roots to go into overdrive, but it's all I can do. It is a beautiful plant, but it should never have been planted here unless put in an imperable container and not allowed to seed. But especially given the ongoing drought conditions, it is difficult not to have it as one of the few plants surviving. I cannot bring myself to attempt to eradicate all of it, but must diminish as much as I can.
I don't cut off dry seed heads but I know some people do, when they have paying garden visitors. My Lychnis tends to die after flowering so when it no longer has visual interest I pull the whole thing up. Coincidentally, today's video is about seed sowing from beginning to end and the example is Lychnis. The video publishes at 1pm (Irish time).
I grow Silene Armeria Electra in much the same way , its an annual but seeds down gently and you never need to buy more. Its also wonderful as the gatecrasher in hanging baskets
i love all the lychnis for the foliage really but coronaria is my favorite..here they are biennials so i hope mine sows all over..i just put it in last year and it bloomed this year..it BETTER sow all over...Thanks for sharing
@@GardeningatDouentza it has been just beautiful all summer and it seems to keep giving me buds despite my not deadheading..just hope i get more next season..fingers crossed
My plants survive zone 5a in Detroit Michigan, where the tops die back, the leaves do not die, and produce stems every year from the same plant not from the seeds. So after blooming, the plant continues to evolve. Is it your zone that the plant dies at year 2?
Thank you for the video, always interesting and informative. Love the plant, I had it at my old house but, now I'm on Clay so the plant doesn't do too well.
My patch keeps on regenerating itself, and that's after I dead-head about 3/4 of it throughout its season - there are so many flowerheads that I must be leaving enough seed to allow it to reseed.
Love your videos. I am watching your videos since few months. I love Lychnis. Unfortunately I don't get self seeded plant in my garden, probably my deadheading habit is the reason for that. Can you please advice me how can I preserve my lychnis
I wonder do you have a hybrid. There are certain hybrid lycnhis that do not set seed. I see you deadhead. If you cut the stem to the ground (or actually to its base in the rossette) some of them will should back and reflower the following year. It depends on your variety.
What a wonderful plant. I wonder if it will thrive in my shallow, west cork soil. (Beara peninsula, 8" soil on glacial marl, heavy, water retaining soil).
I love Lychnis and have had it in my little garden for many years. My only gripe is that it self hybridises very easily, so if you have the white one and the magenta one like I have, eventually they all end up white! But in the years in between you get all sorts of shades. I showed some on my recent 'What's blooming' vid. Enjoyed your video as usual Rachel, great information and lovely plants. 😀🌺🌴
I have had both white and pink, growing at the same time..and succeeding years both colors. I never had any turn just white or just pink. Thankfully, I collected seeds from both, and now that I've moved...I brought a little 'plant' with me..and it was the pink. Now, I'm gong to tossing out some pink and white seeds. I LOVE these plants! Also, in my previous house, They grew in both sun AND shade...I was shocked how pretty they were in deep shade.
Hi maam good morning..that plants your talking about is suit for my weather in Philippines. We have 2 seasons here wet and dry..even during rainy season we also experience like summer. Wish to have one of it.
Hello and thank you for watching and commenting. I am not sure if you are asking me if this plant is suitable for your climate or telling me it is. We do get a lot of rain in Ireland and it does fine here but that is all I can say with certainly.
@@GardeningatDouentza hi madam...I think that plant will grow in Philippines for sure..well..it would be nice to have some seeds of it..if you don't to share it with me..that will be nice. Ha! If you don't it's fine too. No problem with me. Ha..just appreciating your flowers. Thanks.
I live in Ohio and they come up every year. I started out with a few starters years ago and now they self seed and grow everywhere. I do chop them down when they start looking ugly but I just cut the plant down I don't pull it out of the ground. It comes up on same spot.
Hi hope your well I have seen some wild red campion the pods are already full of seeds... Can I scatter them now to let them grow wild... Or should I wait until autumn.... Best regards and stay safe
agree i grow this and lov eit ...but i seem to be rare ...i sell plants and this sadly is rarely asked for ,...amazing as its no 1 plant for colour ease and drama ...and weed suppressant !..
You can see this plant in my mini series, a Year in the Life of a Border, because there is lots of it in the Green Border. After it dies, I remove it. th-cam.com/video/1jvPWa1HAq0/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I have some coronaria, growing for first time. they are so beautiful! I have just collected 100 or more seeds. How do I look after seeds for planting later or giving away? Thank you 🙂
Hi Rachel thanks for the video. I’ve got a question if you could possibly answer this for me. I grew some Lychnis Angel Blush from seeds last year (I’m in the UK) and they’ve been in the garden for a few months now growing on. My question is can I divide these plants as they’re really quite big and I’d like to give some to friends and family. They’ve not flowered yet as I only showed them last year. If this can be done could you tell me how as I’ve dug them up but not sure where to split them and I don’t want to kill them. Many thanks Debbie
Hi Debbie, your 'Angel Blush' really does have a beautiful colour. I must look out for it. I am guessing that this plant does not produce distinct rossettes as Lychnis coronaria does, making it very easy to know where to divide. I see the RHS has it down as Lychnis oculata 'Angel Blush', not coronaria so it's a bit different fromt he one I grow. I would suggest that it's a little early to divide this plant but since you have already dug it up then you had better. Try to separate the divisions by poking your fingers in and seeing where the plant wants to divide naturally. Err on the side of divisions that are quite large and pot up individually, keeping in a coldframe or greenhouse. Don't replant in the garden until later in spring to give them every chance of success. Good luck
@@GardeningatDouentza Awww thank you so much for getting back to me. It’s got the exact same foliage as my other lychnis so I assumed it would be like the ones you have. I’ve got a coldframe so I can store them in there. Once again thank you so much. Love your channel and absolutely love your garden. I’m just a newbie to gardening (last 3 years) but I’ve really got hooked on it. Xx
@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 You're very welcome. Watch out though, gardening is a addictive hobby but, as you already have the seed-sowing bug, it may be too late 😀
@@GardeningatDouentza Trust me that ship has already sailed!! Most women hide clothes shoes and bags whereas I have to hide seeds bulbs and corms!! I’m learning so much though from people like you and I’m loving it. You taught me how to store bulbs, tubers, split them and more than I can remember so thank you for that.
I love the magenta too! Do you know the expression “tin ear”? The famous garden writer Fred McGourty said lychnis coronaria, because of the vulgar loudness of the color was for gardener’s with a “tin eye”😀 😂😂. I love the brilliance of it. The white flowered version is elegant good taste
I keep trying the Lava orange lychnis, but none of 6000 seeds sprouted. Do you have any ideas? Are the orange ones - self seeding? I got another 6000 seeds for my third try this year!
Do you mean Lychnis chalcedonica? That's funny. Mine germinates in 10 days if placed on a heat mat. It's a species so should come true from collected seed. I can only suggest that the seed you collected wasn't ripe or, if you bought it, it was too old. Try again! Should be a straightforward one!
No, Lychnis coronaria does not need stratification to germinate. Surface sow in spring on heat. Light is needed for germination. Ideal temp. 20°C. Germination takes 10-20 days.
Hi, This plant, a favourite in my garden, makes me smile:) I am challenged though with the dead-heading, something I've attempted in order to preserve the blooming. Some of my plant clusters have yellowed and look like they're finishing, even though I deadheaded almost daily as the blooms collapsed. Then, I decided to wait for the seed heads to begin before deadheading but this doesn't seem to be helping. Have you figured out the best way or timing, to keep the blooms longer? Also, without digging into the soil, can I somehow top-dress for better drainage? I wonder if this may cause the yellowing, or maybe it's overwatering as they seeded themselves around plants that require more. p.s. It's mid-August here on Vancouver Island, and I notice that even where I've left seedheads, I see buds forming for more blooms. Yay! I opened the seed head and there are tiny white seeds so I don't want to cut them off before the seeds mature. They will blacken, yes? Thanks so much for this video and if you can respond. These blooms are definitely a favourite:)
Hi there. I am not sure of the optimal way to deadhead lychnis. Deadheading should encourage flower production and postpone the death of the plant but lychnis is not an annual, which will respond to this indefinitely. The plant's silver foliage still adds value for a while after flowering. When the seed is ripe the capsules will be brown and crispy and burst open by themselves. That is the time to collect seed, which is brown. By the way, you cannot top-dress to improve drainage. Hope this helps.
I always find it amazing that plants will self seed in places where they shouldn't do well or where you think they won't grow. Heck, I've had them spring up in places where I tried planting them and they just failed in that location, but the self seed plants did fine. (that's also a fine looking plant)
Lovely. But I am going through the torment of "native" vs "non-native," what is truly badly "invasive," and what is not. If I remove everything from the yard that is not "native," it would be mostly bare earth. As it is, with ongoing drought in the far northeastern U.S., along with the fact that the campion will grow in the worst possible conditions, (even treading on it regularly is withstood), and the beautiful basal leaves that remain such a beautiful grey-green throughout the winter, and leaves that are such a calming soft color, (in direct opposition, yet complementary to the incredible magenta), the rose campion is going to stay. Nonetheless, the torment of removing other viable plants such as lupine, and "daisies," when so much won't grow due to drought, can make things difficult.
Have this and also the white variety, the flower has a pale pink flush in the center, it's currently seeding itself across my lawn but easy to get out with a daisy dibber and provides a good source of free plants.
Oh, so pretty! They remind me of a tall lamb's ear plant but with the benefit of beautiful flowers! Question: being biennial, does that mean you only get flowers every other year from the self seeders? Or, have you had them long enough that you eventually started seeing flowering every year? To ensure eventual flowering each year would one just need to introduce new plants in 2 back to back years?
Good morning and yes, silene is very like lamb's ear. I guess it would be very sensible to start out with two plants, bought alternative years because, as you indicate, the majority of my flowering happens every two years. I will have some flowers next year but not like this year's show.
They do seed pretty freely, but are not invasive, it has a fairly shallow root , so it is easy to pull up if it comes up in the wrong place. Does not transplant very well.
This plant does very well here in Mount Shasta, California, U.S.S.A.. Plants are at 3,500 feet elevation. I leave the plant through winter (two to three feet of snow and 15 deg Fahrenheit.) Tremendous self seeding. I can't imagine my large garden without this plant.
Well, I am very happy to hear that. I think my garden would also be lost without this lovely plant.
lovely to see your loving smile again
What BEAUTIFUL plants Lychnis are, its a stunner, the blooms and the amazing foliage are so gorgeous, thank you so much for sharing all the info on this beauty Rachel, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Wexford for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXXX
Thank you, Lyn and Hans. Hope you are having a super weekend and happy growing.
I have this here in the States. Georgia. I love them. I have them in partial shade and full sun. Early spring I transplanted 8 from my empty tomato planters! Thank you for sharing this!
That is awesome!
“Silene Flos-Jovis” I love it 🌹🌺💖
So glad I found your channel iv been searching the internet to find the name of this plant , I bought one years ago and have been searching to find out more about it I love it so much
It really is a great plant and one that I love too. Welcome to the channel and have a great day.
Yes, it really is a beautiful looking plant. The grey foliage is wonderful and so are the flowers with their contrasting colour. Wise nature😄
I totally agree!
Thank you for this information I never bought this plant but it found my perennial garden in Massachusetts (US) and has multiplied and I think it’s so beautiful! I did not know it only lived two years and that I could pull it out when dead! Great advice!
You're welcome
Thank you! Someone just gave me some little starts of this. I hope I get the results you have!
I bet you will, good luck!
I just added to my shopping list!
I live in Chicago and I got one, didn’t even plant her, she just appeared wihr flowers and everything! What a great surprise 😍
A gift 🌼🌺🏵️🌻
In the microcosim of my yard, in Maine, it is, in fact terribly invasive. I do not use the designation of "invasive" lightly. While beautiful to have the green in winter, it simply cannot be here unless planted in a secure manner, and then prevented from seeding.
Rose campion also seems to be very deer resistant in my garden, wonderful plant!
That's great to hear.
Coronaria flowers are so beautiful, definitely on my wishlist!
They are!
I have this in light pink and white….I love them as well.Looking for getting some of these bright magenta ones.
Gorgeous garden flowers!! 🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩🤗🤗
Hello Margarita. Did you see my message from earlier today? I need to know what country you're in to add you to the giveaway.
Just bought two of these in the end of season sale for a good bargain. One for me and one for my sister ! She loves a pretty garden but is not a gardener 😀. Her plants are certainly not spoiled at all , so this looks like an ideal plant. Thanks for the information
This is a low maintenance plant and hopefully it will seed around nicely for your sister. Happy growing.
Thank you. That was very helpful. I have a tray of Rose Campion seedlings that I can pot on and plant out in position in spring next year.
A great plant. I am sure you will not look back.
Thank you Rachel! I have to try it 😊
Please do!
Thank you for this video. What a great series. I love these bright blooms. I recently rescued some seedlings that had grown beyond the border and had been mowed over at a local park. I found a good spot for them in my garden and I hope they recover. Greetings from Canada!
Good luck with them!
You are in Canada. I am in Maine. In the specific combination of factors in my yard, the plant is invasive, and I can barely keep up with digging it out. Digging it out, of course, just signals the roots to go into overdrive, but it's all I can do. It is a beautiful plant, but it should never have been planted here unless put in an imperable container and not allowed to seed.
But especially given the ongoing drought conditions, it is difficult not to have it as one of the few plants surviving. I cannot bring myself to attempt to eradicate all of it, but must diminish as much as I can.
My neighbour has just given me this beauty. 👌💕
Happy days!
Quite a nice flower ,great video very informative .
Many thanks!
It would be helpful if you explained how to care for it. Do you cut back the dry dead bits after flowering? How do you plant it from seeds?
I don't cut off dry seed heads but I know some people do, when they have paying garden visitors. My Lychnis tends to die after flowering so when it no longer has visual interest I pull the whole thing up.
Coincidentally, today's video is about seed sowing from beginning to end and the example is Lychnis. The video publishes at 1pm (Irish time).
Thanks for your video as usual very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it
I grow Silene Armeria Electra in much the same way , its an annual but seeds down gently and you never need to buy more. Its also wonderful as the gatecrasher in hanging baskets
Sounds great
I was reading Dorothy Wordsworth The Grasmere Journals.
Thanks.
Don't know that one!
i love all the lychnis for the foliage really but coronaria is my favorite..here they are biennials so i hope mine sows all over..i just put it in last year and it bloomed this year..it BETTER sow all over...Thanks for sharing
I heard you mention that silene was one of your favourite plant groups in a recent video. I hope the coronaria gets going for you. Best of luck
@@GardeningatDouentza it has been just beautiful all summer and it seems to keep giving me buds despite my not deadheading..just hope i get more next season..fingers crossed
Thank you 🙏 - this is on my hotlist for next year now.
Wonderful!
My plants survive zone 5a in Detroit Michigan, where the tops die back, the leaves do not die, and produce stems every year from the same plant not from the seeds. So after blooming, the plant continues to evolve. Is it your zone that the plant dies at year 2?
That is interesting. The RHS has this plant as a 'short lived perennial', which is my experience.
Thank you for the video, always interesting and informative. Love the plant, I had it at my old house but, now I'm on Clay so the plant doesn't do too well.
That's a shame. Yes, they don't like clay.
My patch keeps on regenerating itself, and that's after I dead-head about 3/4 of it throughout its season - there are so many flowerheads that I must be leaving enough seed to allow it to reseed.
It is a fabulous plant. Glad you agree.
Love your videos. I am watching your videos since few months.
I love Lychnis. Unfortunately I don't get self seeded plant in my garden, probably my deadheading habit is the reason for that. Can you please advice me how can I preserve my lychnis
I wonder do you have a hybrid. There are certain hybrid lycnhis that do not set seed. I see you deadhead. If you cut the stem to the ground (or actually to its base in the rossette) some of them will should back and reflower the following year. It depends on your variety.
What a wonderful plant. I wonder if it will thrive in my shallow, west cork soil. (Beara peninsula, 8" soil on glacial marl, heavy, water retaining soil).
This is not a plant for water-retaining soil.
@@GardeningatDouentza Thank you for your reply!
Such a shame. So little thrives here. Holly, ivy, sally and ferns.
I love Lychnis and have had it in my little garden for many years. My only gripe is that it self hybridises very easily, so if you have the white one and the magenta one like I have, eventually they all end up white! But in the years in between you get all sorts of shades. I showed some on my recent 'What's blooming' vid. Enjoyed your video as usual Rachel, great information and lovely plants. 😀🌺🌴
Ah, that is very interesting. This nonsense happens with verbascum too. I am glad I never introduced the white one here. Thanks for that, Jeff!
I have had both white and pink, growing at the same time..and succeeding years both colors. I never had any turn just white or just pink. Thankfully, I collected seeds from both, and now that I've moved...I brought a little 'plant' with me..and it was the pink. Now, I'm gong to tossing out some pink and white seeds. I LOVE these plants! Also, in my previous house, They grew in both sun AND shade...I was shocked how pretty they were in deep shade.
Hi maam good morning..that plants your talking about is suit for my weather in Philippines. We have 2 seasons here wet and dry..even during rainy season we also experience like summer. Wish to have one of it.
Hello and thank you for watching and commenting. I am not sure if you are asking me if this plant is suitable for your climate or telling me it is. We do get a lot of rain in Ireland and it does fine here but that is all I can say with certainly.
@@GardeningatDouentza hi madam...I think that plant will grow in Philippines for sure..well..it would be nice to have some seeds of it..if you don't to share it with me..that will be nice. Ha! If you don't it's fine too. No problem with me. Ha..just appreciating your flowers. Thanks.
@@meriamrodriguez646 good
I live in Ohio and they come up every year. I started out with a few starters years ago and now they self seed and grow everywhere. I do chop them down when they start looking ugly but I just cut the plant down I don't pull it out of the ground. It comes up on same spot.
Ah I absolutely love these plants I had a few one year buy sadly they are no more
Sorry to hear that. Maybe you will try again!
@@GardeningatDouentza I will always try them again they are just hard to find here
Beautiful !👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you very much!
wish you'd included deadheading
Is it also known as rose campoin ?? I have it it's a great doer love it thanks so much for your time and consideration 🌹🌹👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yeah, rose campion, a proper gem 👍
Hi hope your well I have seen some wild red campion the pods are already full of seeds... Can I scatter them now to let them grow wild... Or should I wait until autumn.... Best regards and stay safe
I'm not a big fan of scattering seed as so much is lost. However if that is what you want, split it in two! Scatter half now and half in autumn!
@@GardeningatDouentza than you kindly for your help much appreciated
agree i grow this and lov eit ...but i seem to be rare ...i sell plants and this sadly is rarely asked for ,...amazing as its no 1 plant for colour ease and drama ...and weed suppressant !..
People are always looking for something exotic!
need to see a pic of that bed when they are dead plants. wondering about planting something in front them
You can see this plant in my mini series, a Year in the Life of a Border, because there is lots of it in the Green Border. After it dies, I remove it.
th-cam.com/video/1jvPWa1HAq0/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I have some coronaria, growing for first time. they are so beautiful! I have just collected 100 or more seeds. How do I look after seeds for planting later or giving away? Thank you 🙂
The best way to store seeds is to place them in a small paper bag and store it in a watertight container in the fridge (not the freezer).
@@GardeningatDouentza great, will do. Thank you! 🌼
Hi Rachel thanks for the video. I’ve got a question if you could possibly answer this for me. I grew some Lychnis Angel Blush from seeds last year (I’m in the UK) and they’ve been in the garden for a few months now growing on. My question is can I divide these plants as they’re really quite big and I’d like to give some to friends and family. They’ve not flowered yet as I only showed them last year. If this can be done could you tell me how as I’ve dug them up but not sure where to split them and I don’t want to kill them. Many thanks Debbie
Hi Debbie, your 'Angel Blush' really does have a beautiful colour. I must look out for it.
I am guessing that this plant does not produce distinct rossettes as Lychnis coronaria does, making it very easy to know where to divide. I see the RHS has it down as Lychnis oculata 'Angel Blush', not coronaria so it's a bit different fromt he one I grow.
I would suggest that it's a little early to divide this plant but since you have already dug it up then you had better. Try to separate the divisions by poking your fingers in and seeing where the plant wants to divide naturally. Err on the side of divisions that are quite large and pot up individually, keeping in a coldframe or greenhouse. Don't replant in the garden until later in spring to give them every chance of success. Good luck
@@GardeningatDouentza Awww thank you so much for getting back to me. It’s got the exact same foliage as my other lychnis so I assumed it would be like the ones you have. I’ve got a coldframe so I can store them in there. Once again thank you so much. Love your channel and absolutely love your garden. I’m just a newbie to gardening (last 3 years) but I’ve really got hooked on it. Xx
@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 You're very welcome. Watch out though, gardening is a addictive hobby but, as you already have the seed-sowing bug, it may be too late 😀
@@GardeningatDouentza Trust me that ship has already sailed!! Most women hide clothes shoes and bags whereas I have to hide seeds bulbs and corms!! I’m learning so much though from people like you and I’m loving it. You taught me how to store bulbs, tubers, split them and more than I can remember so thank you for that.
@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 Glad to help. We all do that plant-hiding-thing by the way 😀
I love the magenta too! Do you know the expression “tin ear”? The famous garden writer Fred McGourty said lychnis coronaria, because of the vulgar loudness of the color was for gardener’s with a “tin eye”😀 😂😂. I love the brilliance of it. The white flowered version is elegant good taste
Haha. I definitely have a tin ear then.
Rose Campion also does well in moist rainy climates.
Well, Ireland has a rainy climate and it does well here.
I keep trying the Lava orange lychnis, but none of 6000 seeds sprouted. Do you have any ideas? Are the orange ones - self seeding? I got another 6000 seeds for my third try this year!
Do you mean Lychnis chalcedonica? That's funny. Mine germinates in 10 days if placed on a heat mat. It's a species so should come true from collected seed. I can only suggest that the seed you collected wasn't ripe or, if you bought it, it was too old. Try again! Should be a straightforward one!
I purchased this plant for my garden but it has not flowered - no stems, just a base of pretty leaves. Do you think it will bloom next year?
Lychnis is a biennial. It flowers in its second year so next year for flowers!
@@GardeningatDouentza thank you
Great vid thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Does the seed need stratifying?
No, Lychnis coronaria does not need stratification to germinate. Surface sow in spring on heat. Light is needed for germination. Ideal temp. 20°C. Germination takes 10-20 days.
Hi, This plant, a favourite in my garden, makes me smile:)
I am challenged though with the dead-heading, something I've attempted in order to preserve the blooming.
Some of my plant clusters have yellowed and look like they're finishing, even though I deadheaded almost daily as the blooms collapsed. Then, I decided to wait for the seed heads to begin before deadheading but this doesn't seem to be helping. Have you figured out the best way or timing, to keep the blooms longer?
Also, without digging into the soil, can I somehow top-dress for better drainage? I wonder if this may cause the yellowing, or maybe it's overwatering as they seeded themselves around plants that require more.
p.s.
It's mid-August here on Vancouver Island, and I notice that even where I've left seedheads, I see buds forming for more blooms. Yay!
I opened the seed head and there are tiny white seeds so I don't want to cut them off before the seeds mature. They will blacken, yes?
Thanks so much for this video and if you can respond. These blooms are definitely a favourite:)
Hi there. I am not sure of the optimal way to deadhead lychnis. Deadheading should encourage flower production and postpone the death of the plant but lychnis is not an annual, which will respond to this indefinitely. The plant's silver foliage still adds value for a while after flowering.
When the seed is ripe the capsules will be brown and crispy and burst open by themselves. That is the time to collect seed, which is brown.
By the way, you cannot top-dress to improve drainage.
Hope this helps.
Mam in sile cinoidea L. Stand for what
Pardon?
I always find it amazing that plants will self seed in places where they shouldn't do well or where you think they won't grow. Heck, I've had them spring up in places where I tried planting them and they just failed in that location, but the self seed plants did fine.
(that's also a fine looking plant)
Love this mini series ! What a great idea. This is a great plant alright, beautiful colour combination as well 😊
I know! They like to show us who is really boss 😊
African marigold are great self seeders
Indeed :)
Lovely. But I am going through the torment of "native" vs "non-native," what is truly badly "invasive," and what is not. If I remove everything from the yard that is not "native," it would be mostly bare earth. As it is, with ongoing drought in the far northeastern U.S., along with the fact that the campion will grow in the worst possible conditions, (even treading on it regularly is withstood), and the beautiful basal leaves that remain such a beautiful grey-green throughout the winter, and leaves that are such a calming soft color, (in direct opposition, yet complementary to the incredible magenta), the rose campion is going to stay. Nonetheless, the torment of removing other viable plants such as lupine, and "daisies," when so much won't grow due to drought, can make things difficult.
Difficult decisions there!
Have this and also the white variety, the flower has a pale pink flush in the center, it's currently seeding itself across my lawn but easy to get out with a daisy dibber and provides a good source of free plants.
It's called 'Angel's blush'. I was going to leave a comment about that variety as I think it's so lovely.
It is nice but the magenta is definitely my favourite. Thank you both for watching.
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