2000 Maltese Cross Red Flower Seeds Swallowtail butterflies Lychnis chalcedonica

Maltese Cross is a striking garden perennial that produces large clusters of flaming red, rose or salmon-rose blossoms from June through August. Plants are very popular with Swallowtail butterflies and tolerate full to part sun and dry to moderate moisture. Growing 24-36 inches tall, plants may need staking while in bloom.MORE INFO:Name: Maltese CrossScientific Name: Lychnis chalcedonicaOther Common Names: Maltese-cross, burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem crossColor: RedPlant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last FrostPlant Height: 24"-36"Plant Spacing: 15 - 18"Cycle: PerennialBloom Season - SummerLight Requirements: Full Sun, Partial ShadeSoil & Water Preferences: AverageOther: Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies,Sowing: Direct sow in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked; press lightly into the surface of the soil, since this seed needs light to germinate. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination, which usually takes