Lychnis. They winter sow beautifully and are biennial for me. Enjoy!

Someone gave me this plant last year and it bloomed beautifully. I saved the seeds, winter-sowed them, and they are already sprouting. They get about 3 ft tall, if I remember correctly, sort of like mullein, and have lots of little flowers. The one I had planted last year is now coming back after dying down over winter. Hope you enjoy yours. . .

I adore the Lynchnis family and have quite a few different kinds. The one you have is known as Lynchnis Coronaria. It is sometimes short lived making some gardeners believe it is a biennial, but some plants in my gardens have been going since they were introduced via winter sowing 5 years ago. Don't worry, it produced thousands and thousands of seeds so you'll never be without it again!

Here are a couple of photos from mine last year. I had white, magenta AND the one with the pink center (called Angel Blush).
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The colors in the first photo are sooooo pretty! I should have ordered campion seeds when I ordered my others, but they didn't cross my mind. They probably wouldn't like my clay soil anyway.

Karen

Nice photo Lindakimy!! I especially like the first one with the Campanulas. The colors compliment each other in a beautiful way.

Karen/telepus,
Don't rule out this Lynchnis for your clay soil. I would certainly give it a try. This is the toughest one going and I've seen it grow in very difficult conditions. Do try it!

I'm easily convinced, I think I will give them a try. I remember at my parents house they would get these growing in their yard, and I had always thought they were 'weeds', as my dad had always called them. One year when I was still living there with them, I dug a few out of the yard and put them in a flower bed. I thought the fuzzy leaves were pretty, but was even more surprised that it flowered, and that they were very pretty! They seemed to enjoy the sandy soil at my parents house, and after a couple years they would die but always reseed themselves, usually back in the yard again and not in the flower bed!

Karen

Thanks, Tiffy. But those aren't campanulas (it's hard to see 'em through the blooms). I've never managed to get campanulas to grow for me. Those are balloon flowers. Now THEY grow for me. In fact, I think they are trying to take over! They have migrated into every flowerbed.

Karen, I have successfully grown the rose campion in clay soil. I have only had problems with them when they get too much water. They turn to mush!

HTH,
Necia

I never liked my white Campions(grown in clay) but seeing the white mixed with the pink and adding in the blue Balloon Flower gives me a planting scheme to try. I have started both the pink campions and the Blue Balloon Flower already---now I'm excited. Thanks for the photo, Lindakimy!