Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese Cross *New or recently updated Other examples of summer dormant

Other examples of summer dormant plants are Tulips and Daffodils

this plant takes hot sun and no supplemental water after its first year or two

Shimmering

egg-shaped

Full and arching

Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese Cross *New or recently updated Other examples of summer dormantA very old cottage garden ingredient, Maltese Cross will give you summer long blooms of scarlet orange flowers perfect for cutting. It is a reliable and long lived plant that will bring multitudes of butterflies to your garden and perhaps hummingbirds, too but not deer. Bring your garden alive! Mature size: 2 3 feet tall, 12 18 inches wide. Minimum temperature: 40 F