Maltese-cross

Lychnis chalcedonica

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.5 - 1m
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Names
Alternate name	flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross
Plants of the World Online Name (Synonym)	Silene chalcedonica
Taxonomy
Family	Caryophyllaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Altay, Central European Rus, China North-Central, East European Russia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, South European Russi, West Siberia, Xinjiang
Introduced into	Alberta, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North European Russi, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Vermont, Vietnam, Wisconsin
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Last updated: 2023-09-22 16:55:01 UTC by permabot

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An ornamental Plant native to central and eastern Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and northwestern China.

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