Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese Cross *New or recently updated with feeling: good drainage and

with feeling: good drainage and do not over-water

gold and russet in fall

sometimes red-edged leaves

Azure-blue

the fronds and pinnae or leaflets are very linear and are multi-forked at the tips in a finger-like fashion

Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese Cross *New or recently updated with feeling: good drainage andA very old cottage garden ingredient, Maltese Cross will give you summer long blooms of scarlet orange flowers perfect for cutting. It is a reliable and long lived plant that will bring multitudes of butterflies to your garden and perhaps hummingbirds, too but not deer. Bring your garden alive! Mature size: 2 3 feet tall, 12 18 inches wide. Minimum temperature: 40 F