Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Lychnis chalcedonica

London Pride

4

2

Scarlet

June & July

Brilliant clusters of flowers. Foliage hairy and narrow. A valued old garden flower. A. G. I.

Lychnis coronaria or Agrostemma coronaria

Rose Campion

4

2

Crimson

June to Aug.

Leaves gray and hairy. Very attractive while in bloom. Flowers single and about 1 1/2 inches across. A good plant for the border. A. G.

Lychnis dioica var. flore-pleno

Morning Campion

4

2

Crimson

All summer

Flowers in loose clusters, double. Very showy; good in masses in the border or for the rockery. A. G.

Lychnis flos Javis or Agrostemma flos Javis

4

2

Rose

June & July

Denser in growth than the above and flowers smaller in size. Very showy. A.G.

Lychnis flos-cuculi

Cuckoo Flower

4

2

Pink

All summer

A good border plant, much resembling the preceding.

Lychnis flos-cuculi var. alba

White Cuckoo Flower

4

2

White

All summer

Double flowers borne in great profusion all summer. Spreading in habit and particularly good for the rockery. A. G.

Lychnis flos-cuculi var. plenissima

4

1

Deep pink

All summer

One of the best hardy perennials. It is a most persistent bloomer, and several beautiful large sprays of flowers can be cut from each plant daily throughout the summer. A. H. I.

Lychnis Haageana

Shaggy Lychnis

4

1

Orange and crimson

June to Aug

Flowers nearly 2 inches across in clusters. The plant becomes dormant immediately after flowering, and it is best if planted among other dwarf perennials. Good also for the rockery. A. H.

Lychnis viscaria var. splendens

Ragged Robin

4

1

Rose

June

Foliage grass-like and tufted. Flowers in close panicles. Good for the border or rock-garden, and a profuse bloomer. A. G. I.

Lycium halimifolium

Box-thorn or Matrimony Vine

3

8-10

Purple

June

While the Lycium is generally regarded as a climber, and is good for low trellises, it is very effective in the shrubbery border, and good for covering stumps or banks. Its flowers are not conspicuous, but it has great quantities of brilliant crimson berries in autumn along gracefully curving branches. Spreads rapidly, and difficult to eradicate when once established. A.D.G.

Lycium chinense

Chinese Box-thorn

3

15

Purple

June

Similar to the preceding, but of more robust growth.

Lycoris squamigera or Amaryllis Hallii

Hall's Amaryllis

4

2

Rose-red

July

An interesting plant with long, narrow foliage which disappears before the fragrant flowers are produced. Best when planted among other perennials. Flowers single, about 4 inches across, and borne on stout stems. B. H.