LYCHNIS 



(From the Greek luchnos, a lamp, because of the brilliant flowers) 



Caryophyllacea 



132. Lychnis Viscaria, var. splendens 

 English Name: German catchfly. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY 

 TYPE FROM EUROPE AND NORTHERN ASIA 



JUNE 



SMALL rosy-red flowers, in short-stalked clusters which form round 

 tufted head, borne in profusion on upright stems six to twenty inches 

 high. Sticky patches on the stem below the flower clusters are respon- 

 sible for the name Catch- 

 fly. Leaves long and 

 grassHke. Good for the 

 rock garden or for the her- 

 baceous border on account 

 of its bright color and very 

 free bloom. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any good light 

 soil. Resists drought well. 

 Should have full exposure 

 to the sun. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



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