Lychnis fulgens seed
LATIN NAME: LYCHNIS FULGENS
COMMON NAME: Scarlet Catchfly
In the mountain meadows and the rocky slopes of the east, the scarlet catchfly grows as a clumping, perennial herb with the oval, paired, grey-green leaves and the clusters of large, brilliant, scarlet, five-petalled flowers with the notched petals, opening in the summer. Over the seasons it steadily builds a rounded crown, standing 5-10 metres at maturity. Full sun is ideal, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The scarlet catchfly comes up in the studies of the pink family of the east, its brilliant scarlet flowers and its paired leaves keeping it in view in the work on the mountain meadow flowers and the ornamental perennials of the cold garden. The research looks at the way the notched petals open in the summer, the small capsules shed the fine seeds, and the seed biology of the small, numerous seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the sunny border and the rock garden, the scarlet catchfly lifts the brilliant, scarlet flowers above the grey-green leaves and lights the summer garden with one of the clearest reds of the perennials. The easy clump stands the cold and the poor ground, and the plant makes the fine border perennial, the rock-garden plant and the plant of the sunny, cold garden. It is a plant for the open, sunny, fertile and free-draining place.
To grow the Scarlet Catchfly from seed, press the fine seeds onto the surface of moist, gritty soil.
Press the fine seeds onto the surface of moist, gritty soil, and keep the young catchflies in the open, sunny spot. The scarlet flowers open with the summer.
LATIN NAME: Silene banksia
COMMON NAME: Chinese Lychnis, Bright-flowered Catchfly, Fulgens Catchfly
The Chinese lychnis is a bold and vivid perennial of the summer border, and its brilliant heads of bloom are a striking sight. Over time it becomes a rosette of leaves, up to a metre tall. It is native to southeastern Siberia, most of China and North Korea, and it has been introduced to Mongolia and Japan, and it is grown as a striking perennial of the summer garden.
The Chinese lychnis belongs to the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant native to southeastern Siberia, most of China and North Korea, and it has been introduced to Mongolia and Japan. It is grown for its vivid, brilliant heads of five-petalled bloom.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Chinese lychnis has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a bold and vivid perennial of the summer border, prized for its brilliant, scarlet-orange flowers, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while the plant has been used in the breeding of the garden lychnises, and its vivid colour has made it of interest to the plant breeders. The plant has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the carnation family, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the group of the lychnises and the catchflies has been studied for its many bright-flowered members, and the naming of the species has been examined, since it is known by more than one scientific name in the older literature. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the meadows and the open ground of eastern Asia. For a plant of such vivid bloom, the Chinese lychnis has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Chinese lychnis is a generous plant of the summer meadow. Its vivid flowers feed bees and butterflies and other insects, and its leafy growth gives cover, while it brings a brilliant colour to the summer border and the open ground.
Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture. It is a bold and vivid perennial, prized for its brilliant flowers, and it is grown in borders and cottage gardens, while its colour has made it of interest to the plant breeders and the nursery trade. For a grower, the Chinese lychnis is an easy and rewarding perennial, and for a gardener it brings vivid scarlet-orange heads of bloom to the summer border. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in the fridge in damp compost for a month, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, and theyll sprout steadily, growing on into a bold, vivid-flowered perennial.