Lychnis 'HILL GROUNDS' hybrid rose campion
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,6-0,8m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
semi-deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-August
location
full sun
soil type
neutral to alkaline
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Lychnis
Lychnis is a genus of about 30 species of biennials and perennials. Recently, there has been a newcomer to the group – a few silene species some of which have been renamed to lychnis just like one of the two parents of this hybrid – lychnis coronaria. The second parent was lychnis flos-jovis. The variety was created by Janet Cropley from Hill Grounds, gardens in Northamptonshire, England.Description of the plant:
Hill Grounds is a is a medium-tall hybrid rose campion variety, a perennial with tomentose leaves and bright magenta pink flowers. They are about 3 cm in diameter and bloom from June on 60-80 cm tall, upright but slightly crooked stems. The leaves, just like the stems, are densely covered with hairs owing to which they appear silvery grey rather than green, which is their true colour underneath. They are lanceolate, semi-evergreen, form a thick rosette near the ground and only a few smaller leaves appear at the internodes up the stems.The main flowering phase lasts nearly two months and then new flower buds are formed just beneath the spent flowers on the very same stems. You can let them continue blooming or remove the stems to enjoy handsome foliage that will make sure the clump looks good until the end of the growing season. The plants are dense, sterile, and slowly spread but are not weedy like the original parent.
Rose campion is a typical meadow plant. There it seeks the sun, preferably neutral to slightly alkaline soil, which will never completely dry out, but all excess water will always drain away after the rain - that's why it copes well with stony soil. It like fertile soil and responds well to light feeding. In spring carefully remove old, withered leaves. Hardy to min. -30 °C (USDA zone 5), perhaps a bit more.
Last update 02-10-2023; 21-07-2024
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
