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Lychnis wilfordii

 
Lychnis wilfordii

Common name catchfly
Family caryophyllaceae
Life cycle perennial
Flowers pink (May-June)
Size 2'
Light sun
From seed Germinate at room temperature. Light may be helpful.
detailed seed-starting info below

What I'd found online said "deeply divided dark red flowers", but mine are pink. Pretty enough, though - I'll take it. Just one plant from my attempt to raise from seed.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from '04/'05 HPS/MAG exchange. Baggy 70F (16d; 16%G, 7-10d) - 70F with light (8%G, 3d)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (no G, 6w)
  3. Seed from '06 trade. Baggy 70F (7d) - 70F with light (19d; 3%G, 8d)


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