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Caryophyllaceae
Flower of Bristol
Lychnis chalcedonica
Burning love and devotion.
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Lychnis
- Native to
- Russia, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Perennial herb
- Height
- 60-100 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Also known as Maltese cross due to the shape of each individual flower resembling a Maltese cross.
- Crusaders reportedly brought the plant back to Europe from the Middle East during the medieval period.
- The species name chalcedonica refers to Chalcedon, an ancient city in what is now Turkey.
- Each dense rounded cluster contains 10 to 50 individual bright scarlet cross-shaped flowers.
- It has been cultivated in European gardens since at least the 13th century.
Color meanings
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Burning love
1
Devotion
2
Ardent passion