It's a perennial so comes back each year. I started with 3 small plants form a GC for my Belgian garden and have increased my stock with seed and brought plants with me. I find that they do well with the Chelsea chop and also flower again if left alone but dead-headed after flowering.
They did well in my Belgian garden with much more rain than this new garden where they are also doing well and the colour is vibrant whether in full sun or under grey skies. Very easy to grow from saved seed.
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I have grown some from seed this year - pretty much the only thing to germinate and grow easily. It seems pretty hard to kill. I will plant them out in the autumn from pots. Not sure what slugs will make of them. I have the alba. Are the red ones really, properly red or more pink?
Yes, I agree, they are properly red, a pure bright red, not pink. Not to be confused with L.coronaria which are bright magenta. Also, mine original are 3 years old now and still going strong. A few of the L.chalcedonica have seeded themselves around the garden, which is most welcome, but not as prolifically as the L.coronaria. I'm very fond of both - must get some of the white ones too.
So they seem to thrive after the Chelsea chop in May - I will take that into account next year. The reds and pinks are vibrant, and add a real dash of colour among all the green foliage and purple/blue flowers of most of the other flowers in the flower bed. Thanks for all the replies.
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They did well in my Belgian garden with much more rain than this new garden where they are also doing well and the colour is vibrant whether in full sun or under grey skies. Very easy to grow from saved seed.
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