Scientific Name Lychnis coronaria Common Name Rose campion

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Characteristics Season spring Height 24-36 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8 Flower Color glowing magenta, red, white Soil well drained Exposure partial shade to full sun Propagation seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments The leaves of Rose campion are whitish and woolly, and offer ornamental interest when not in flower. It may not be a true perennial in warm, humid areas, but it reseeds and comes back in the garden. This may account for white flowered cultivars "turning" red. Origin Southern Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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