Yes! Rose campion! Seeds given to me by a dear friend. Thanks so much!

biennial .... if you do your research ... they will bloom next year.. and then probably die .. most the time anyway ...

so strew more seeds...

and if you can get a few from your friends, this years batch ,,, sow those now ...

the trick is to get a 2 year cycle going... and you will always have flowers ...

ken

You are very welcome. ken is so right - if you let some seed pods ripen you will never be without them once the cycle gets going.

if i wasnt clear above .. fancy english and all ...

you will not generate your own seed this year ...

so if your friends can give you some ... now.. you could sow those now.... and they will bloom .. not next year.. but the year after ...

so then your plant blooms next year.. this seed blooms the year after.. etc .. and you get that 2 year cycle going ...

horse dead.. hit send ...

ken

Hey there,

Thanks for the tips. I have plenty of seeds from my friend, so I can reseed now. Just not sure that I have them where I want them. I was thinking they would go under some trees in a new bed I made, but none of those seeds came up. These seedlings are in full sun, and not not where I'd want them to be.

1) Should I wait till fall to move them?

2) I'm thinking of having them in a shadier area partially covered by crepe myrtles and a viburnum -- does that sound like an okay location? Or would full hot sun be better?

Ken, you were totally clear :-). I just wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them. With seed that I get from others, I'm just so shocked when anything actually germinates that I'm caught off guard :-). These took forever to come up and are staying pretty small.

Jan

Lychnis coronaria won't be happy under trees. These plants have chosen the best site for themselves, so I'd leave them where they want to be. The ones which didn't come up told you what they thought of that site.

They don't transplant well in my experience. Mine grow in the cracks of some stone paving. That shows the conditions they like. Well drained, a bit alkaline and out in the light.

they grow all thru my hosta beds.. some in dark shade ... but not saying they are vigorous there ...

they tend to meander thru the beds .. or my kids spread them everywhere... who knows ....

yes.. plants this small move easily ... just take a hand trowel.. dig new hole.. and take roots, soil and all in one shovel.. a cool rainy fall day ought to work ...

but dont move them all.. in case flora is right ...

ken

I agree with them not transplanting well, but sometimes you just have to try!

FataMorgana

Very good advice -- many thanks for taking the time to give it :-D

Jan