Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden
Rose Campion
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 |
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
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