, known familiarly as rose campion, flowers in a magenta so bright it's been described as floral original sin. Its common name is thought to be derived from the word "champion" because its blossoms ...

A lovely plant with bright fuchsia-pink flowers has shown up in my garden. I am told it is called lychnis. I have since bought one with white flowers but I still know very little about it. Is this ...

Alys digs up Lychnis coronaria seedlings from the borders at Greenacre and transplants them into pots so that they can be planted out again for next year. Method: When tidying up beds and borders at ...

Rose campion, or Lychnis coronaria, self seeds, and if you're not careful it can take over!