Details of genus: Lychnis [1600]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Campion, Catchfly
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Family: Caryophyllaceae
family_ja: ナデシコ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 15-20 species of biennials and perennials found in sites ranging from damp meadows and woodland to alpine habitats, in N. temperate and arctic regions. They have erect, usually branched stems, and simple, often hairy leaves borne in opposite pairs. The 5-petalled, salverform to tubular or star-shaped flowers occur in scarlet, purple, pink, or white, and are either solitary or borne in terminal cymes or occasionally panicles. Grow the larger perennials in a sunny border or a wild garden, the smaller, alpine species in a rock garden, and the biennials in an annual or herbaceous border.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe or in spring; L. x haageana will flower the same year and may be treated as an annual. Divide or take basal cuttings in early spring.
pests_en: Slugs may be a problem, especially on less woolly species.
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comment:
comment_ja: センノウ
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Caryophyllaceae | ナデシコ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Caryophyllaceae | ナデシコ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Caryophyllaceae | ナデシコ科 | Show |