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Lychnis - the name of the plant comes from the Greek word "lichen", which means a lamp, a lamp. In ancient times, the leaves of one of the species of this genus were used as wicks.

And the roots of Lychnis (white dawn, or Lychnis alba) can be used to remove fat and remove stains when washing, washing hands.

Clove family - Caryophyllaceae hiss.

The genus includes thirty-five species distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, up to the Arctic zone. Rhizome perennials with erect, numerous stems ending more often with thyroid, less often other types of inflorescences. The leaves are ovoid or oblong-lanceolate. The whole plant, as a rule, is more or less pubescent. The flowers are quite large, white, pink, yellowish or bright red. Fruiting. The seeds are kidney-shaped, dark brown, 1.5-2 mm in diameter.

Kinds

Lychnis arkwright - Lychnis arkwrightii.

The culture uses the variety Vesuvius (‘Vesuvius’). A perennial, herbaceous plant, forms a compact bush 35-40 cm high. Orange-red flowers up to 3 cm in diameter are interestingly combined with greenish-bronze foliage. It blooms in the second year after sowing in June-August.

Sown for seedlings in early spring. Shoots appear in the light after 14-30 days at a temperature of 20-25 degrees. Planted in open ground in early June, before planting, plants must be hardened. To a permanent place - in August, at a distance of 25-40 cm from each other. Frost-resistant, unpretentious plant. It grows well in sunny areas. The soil prefers well-drained, light, non-acidic, without stagnation of water. Responsive to feeding. Faded flowers are removed. In autumn, the aerial part is cut off. In dry weather, plentiful watering is required. In one place they grow up to 6 years. Propagated by division of the bush and seeds. Used for planting in groups in flower beds to create spectacular bright spots.

Lypis alpine - Lychnis alpina.

It inhabits the tundra zone with the forest-tundra of Scandinavia, eastern North America and eastern Greenland, as well as the mountain tundra and alpine zones of Europe. It grows on rocks off the coast of the seas, along pebble and sandbanks of rivers and lakes, among high-altitude tundra on talus and in rock cracks.

Perennial herb 10-20 cm tall. It forms basal rosettes and several flowering stems with opposite linear leaves.
The stems of alpine tar, unlike ordinary tar, are not sticky.
The flowers are pink-red or raspberry, collected in panicled inflorescence, in the upper part more or less dense. It blooms in June and July.

This is an unpretentious look that does not require special care. It develops in sunny, dry areas. It does not tolerate wet and calcareous soil. Propagated by seeds. In rock gardens, it is planted in dry places, preferably in sunny areas, in floral stone walls.

Lychnis coronaria - Lychnis coronaria.

Homeland: Southern Europe.

Herbaceous perennial reaching 45-90 cm in height. Not dense brushes of white or pink flowers bloom in June-July over gray foliage. This species grows well on bad soil. Winter-hardy.

Sparkling Lychnis - Lychnis fulgen.

Homeland - Eastern Siberia, the Far East, China, Japan.

The plant is 40-60 cm tall. The stems are straight. The leaves are oblong-ovate or oval-lanceolate, light green. The flowers are scarlet-fiery red, 4-5 cm in diameter, with four-separated petals, collected in a corymbose-capitate inflorescence. It blooms from July to the end of August 30-35 days. Bears fruit.

Lychnis Haage - Lychnis x haageana.

Garden hybrid (L. coronata var. Sieboldii x L. falgens). The plant is perennial, herbaceous, 40-45 cm tall. The leaves are oblong-ovate. The flowers are orange-red up to 5 cm in diameter, collected 3-7 in a racemose inflorescence. Petals with a deeply incised limb, on each side have one narrow long tooth (a hallmark of a hybrid). It blooms from late June 40-45 days. Winter-hardy, but in snowless winters requires shelter. In culture since 1858.

Lychnis chalcedony, or Dawn - Lychnis chalcedonica.

Distributed in the central and southern regions of the European part of Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Mongolia.

The plant is a perennial, herbaceous, 80-100 cm tall. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate or ovate. The flowers are fiery red up to 3 cm in diameter with bilobate or notched petals, collected in corymbose
capitate inflorescence up to 10 cm across. It blooms from late June 70-75 days. Fruits abundantly. In culture since 1561. Winter-hardy to -35 degrees.

It has a garden shape (f. Albiflora) - with white flowers up to 2 cm in diameter. Known forms with pink simple and double flowers with a red eye in the middle.

Jupiter's Lychnis - Lychnis flos-jovis.

In nature, grows on the sunny slopes of the Alps.

Forms loose bushes up to 80 cm high. Branches are branched. densely leafy. Leaves lanceolate-oval. The whole plant is densely white pubescent. Basal shortened shoots wintering. The root system is powerful, but shallow. Blooms profusely in mid-summer. The flowers on the tops of the stems are light purple, about 3 cm in diameter. There are white and terry forms. He does not like acidic soils. Short-lived, requires rejuvenation every 3-4 years. He is sun-loving, drought-tolerant, hardy, but suffers in snowless winters. A light preventive shelter is desirable.

Growing

The location. Planted on a damp or swampy stretch of shore, sunny or shaded. Soil composition is not taken care of. In favorable conditions, forms large groups.

Care. Unpretentious local plant, completely uncompetitive - you have to make sure that others do not clog it. Winter hardy.

Propagated by division of the bush, seeds.

Using. In group landings with non-aggressive neighbors along the banks of large and small bodies of water.

Diseases and pests: Lychnis can be affected by root rot, dusty smut, leaf spots, slobbery pennies.

Reproduction: seeds, cuttings (terry forms) and division of the bush. Sowing seeds and division produce in the spring. Sown in April - July in open ground. The optimum temperature for germination is 18 degrees. Shoots appear 18-24 days after sowing. For more friendly germination, cold post-sowing stratification for a month is recommended. In one place, plants are grown for 4-5 years. At the end of this period, in the fall or spring, the bushes are dug up, divided depending on the development power into 3-5 parts and planted at a distance of 25 cm. Young shoots grown to 20-25 cm are cut into cuttings in early summer and root them according to the usual technology. Rooted cuttings are planted on a permanent place in late August - early September.