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Rose Campion

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£2.10
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An old-fashioned cottage favourite. Rose Campion has bright pink flowers, silvery stems and beautiful soft pale green-grey leaves.

A hardy (but short-lived) perennial it will produce leaves and a sparse amount of flowers in its first year but numerous flowers in its second year. Rose Campion needs a period of cold to stimulate germination so I find putting them into the fridge for 2 weeks before sowing helps with this.

Quantity of Seeds 200 Seeds
Type Perennial
Genus Lychnis coronaria
Sow Seeds

Put the seeds in the fridge for 2 weeks before sowing.  Sow under cover February-May or September-November or direct from April-July. Seeds will germinate in around 2 weeks.  Barely cover the seeds as light is needed for germination. Keep at 18-20℃.  Pot on and move to cooler but not cold conditions

Plant Out

May-June 

Flowers

Flowers will be sparse in the first year but numerous after.

Height & Spread

75cm high x 45cm spread

 

Rose Campion

RHS Plants for Pollinators.

The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.

    Rose Campion
    Rose Campion
    Magenta blooms of Rose Campion plant surrounded by green foliage
    Rose Campion
    Rose Campion