How Do You Identify And Care For An Abbotswood Rose Lychnis?
The Abbotswood Rose Lychnis is quite tolerant of poor soils. The cultivar is Abbotswood Rose and the plant family is Caryophyllaceae. It can be grown as an annual or perennial. It thrives in zones 4 to 9; there is no AHS Heat Zone defined for this plant. Depending on the length of the summer in your area, and how hot the summer is, this plant will live in partial to full sun. Identify the Abbotswood Rose Lychnis by its gray leaves. The leaves are oval and are gray from spring to early summer. Once early summer hits, this plant produces a flower that is five-petaled and up to an inch across. This plant blooms up until early fall, and the blooms may even survive the first frost. The blooms are usually shades of purple. It can grow to a height of 3 feet and a width of about 1.67 feet. Plant the Abbotswood Rose Lychnis in most any kind of soil from some sand to clay loam, as long as the pH is between 5.5 and 7.5. Keep the soil a bit moist. It should not be soggy. If there is a drainage pro
