General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 24-36 inch
Plant Spread: 16 inch
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Maltese Cross
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Silene chalcedonica
  • Synonym: Lychnis chalcedonica

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-08
first year plant
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-08

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