Lychnis alpina 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis alpina 'Rosea'
fc: medium rose pink

Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Gnome'
ht: 8 in.
fc: orange red
lc: dark bronzy green
lu: functions like a dwarfer 'Vesuvius'

Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'
ht: 15-18 in.
fc: bright orange-scarlet to scarlet red flowers - suggestive of molten lava
fd: to 2 in. - larger than L. chalcedonica
bt: may bloom all summer when its happy.
lc: dark bronzy green. Leaves can appear brown or maroon from a distance.
prop: it is sold in seed form (by T&M and Parks among others) so no doubt it will vary now.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba'
fc: near white
lu: generally not impressive unless planted with species or one of its bright red variants
lu: for some contrast. Art Buckley (Canadian Garden Perennials) says "not very popular".

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double
or: G.S. Thomas states this was known since 1772

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Awesome Apricot'
fc: salmon
so: Glasshouse Works

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Day and Night' (6/01)
ht: 40-60cm
fc: fiery red
fd: 1-2cm
lc: green with white variegation (marginal?)
or: Tolf Offenthal 1992 as seedling
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU. 99.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Floreoplena'
ft: double
fc: typical scarlet red of species, some ray a touch more red.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Grandiflora'
fd: larger than species typical
fc: brighter shade of red

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreif'
so: source (Willow Pond Nursery)

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreig'
ht: upright
lc: white
ft: denser inflor. than 'Alba'
ns: almost certainly the same as 'Rauhreif' listed above. Not sure which is correct.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rubra Plena'
fc: red
ft: double
ns: 'Floreoplena' is red also so perhaps this name merely contrasts with 'Alba Plena' and
ns: is a not a distinct entity (?).

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Red Tiger'
fc: bright scarlet red

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
fc: rose pink

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmon Queen' = 'Salmonea'

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmonea' ('Salmon Queen')
fc: salmon pink

Lychnis cognata 'Chinese Delight' = see L. fulgens cv.

Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis coronaria 'Angel Blush'
fc: white tinged (or blushed) pink
fd: larger than species typical

Lychnis coronaria 'Atrosanguinea'
fc: dark carmine pink to magenta - not a blood red as the Latin name usually suggests
fd: 1.5 in.
lc: lighter grey green from greater pubescence
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis coronaria 'Blood Red'
fc: dark red
bt: earlier than species typical

Lychnis coronaria 'Cerise'
fc: "vibrant violet/carmine...appearing almost luminous" (Thompson & Morgan 1998 Cat: 118)

Lychnis coronaria 'Dancing Ladies' = L. 'Dancing Ladies'

Lychnis coronaria 'Flore Pleno'
ft: full double

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners World'
ht: 80cm
fc: carmine pink
fd: 3.5cm
ft: double
eval: said to replace 'Atrosanguinea'
or: Mrs. Christine Stott 1990
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU. 99.
so: source (Sollya)

Lychnis coronaria 'Hutchison's Cream'
so: source (Sollya)

Lychnis coronaria 'Occulata'
fc: white with reddish pink, cerise, or light pink eye. Varies with seedlings

Lychnis 'Dancing Ladies' (+)
ht: 2.0-2.5 ft.
lc: silver
fc: white to blush pink to magenta pink ('violet carmine') and some
fc: with a contrasting eye color. They state the eye may not be seen in warm weather.
ns: species affinity of L. occulata as stated is dubious - is perhaps just the L. coronaria clone 'Occulata'.
ns: Some now list it was L. coronaria as a result.
in: Thompson & Morgan 1994
so: Thompson & Morgan 908-363-2225

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba'
fc: white
ft: single

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Dwarf'
ht: 6 in.
ha: dwarf, tight mound
fc: red
or: Jack Drake of Scotland
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Jenny' (5/3)
ht: 75cm
fc: light lavender, center whitish
ft: double
in: Blooms (UK) c. 2002

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Rosea Plena'
fc: pink
ft: double

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort' ('Hort's Variety')
ha: compact
fc: rose pink
eval: replace the species for many years. L x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose' is perhaps even better.

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Minor' ('Nana')
ht: 25cm - shorter
fc: red

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Nana' = 'Minor'

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Peggy'
ht: 10 in. - half species size
fc: bright rose pink to rose red
eval: improved over the old 'Minor' ('Nana') type
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis fulgens 'Chinese Delight'

Lychnis x haageana 'Molten Lava'
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: reddish orange
fd: larger than typical of hybrid
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis 'Terrys Pink'
fc: pink
or: Jelitto Seeds of Germany
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis 'Passion' (10/01)
fc: magenta
ft: flowers large, crepe-like in texture
photo, source: Plant Growers Australia

Lychnis viscaria 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Alpina'
ht: 4 in. - much shorter
fc: bright rose pink
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria subsp. atropurpurea ('Atropururea')
fc: deep purple
geo: Balkans
ns: this color variant is considered to have a geographic locus in the wild
ns: and may considered a botanical entity rather than a horticultural one.

Lychnis viscaria 'Atropurpurea Kugelblitz' = 'Kugelblitz'
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Ball of Lightning' = 'Kugelblitz'
ns: one can use this translation but somehow the German name seems more appealing.

Lychnis viscaria 'Dwarf Fireball'
ht: 30 cm - dwarf
fc: bright red

Lychnis viscaria 'Fever'
so: source (We-Du Nurseries)

Lychnis viscaria 'Fireball' = 'Splendens Plena'

Lychnis viscaria 'Flore Pleno' = 'Splendens Plena'

Lychnis viscaria 'Fontaine'
fc: light red
ft: double
fd: larger than species typical

Lychnis viscaria 'Kugelblitz'
fc: dark carmine pink to near red
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria 'Nana'
ha: dwarf

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens'
fc: bright magenta pink
ft: single - unlike its very popular 'Splendens Plena' clone.
ns: this name has been applied to the double form but that is correctly 'Splendens Plena'.

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Dwarf Fireball' = 'Dwarf Fireball'

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Plena' ('Floreoplena', 'Double' etc.)
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: bright magenta pink or as most growers say "bright rose red"
ft: double, frilly margins
ft: to 1 in. wide
lc: darker green
lu: 'Dwarf Fireball' is smaller
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Snow' = 'Snow'
ns: this combination of Latin and English is not valid

Lychnis viscaria 'Snow' ('Splendens Snow')
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Thurnau'
ht: 12 in.
fc: brighter but dark carmine red
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lychnis viscaria 'Zulu'
ht: 60cm
st: dark red, showy
fc: bright but dark red
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose' (L. coronaria x L. flos-jovis)
ht: 40cm
fc: bright pink
bt: blooms most of summer
infl: denser than L. coronaria clones
lc: grey tomentose