Family: Caryophyllaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Lychnis alpina 
            
                Common Name: Alpine Campion, Alpine Catchfly, Arctic Campion
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | A very hardy short lived Arctic perennial. | 
                | Pronunciation | (LICK-nis) | 
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy | 
                | Hardiness Zone | 4 | 
                | Sunlight | full, some shade | 
                | Moisture | average | 
                | Soil & Site | well drained, gritty, sharp | 
                | Temperature | tolerant of -20 to -30 degrees F | 
                | Flowers | globular, pink, borne on sturdy but wiry stalks | 
                | Leaves | narrow grassy-like, forms a tufted mound | 
                | Dimensions | 10-15 inches tall with flowers | 
                | Maintenance | deadhead, can self seed | 
                | Propagation | seeds, division | 
                | Native Site | Arctic areas of North America and Europe | 
                | Notes & Reference | #133-Rock Garden and Alpine Plants (Raymond Foster), #159-The Propagtion of Alpines (Lawerence D Hills) | 
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
         
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