Angel's Blush Rose Campion is a luminous garden treasure that earns its name from soft, blush-pink flowers held on sturdy stems that reach 24 to 36 inches tall. This cultivar of Lychnis coronaria thrives in full sun and handles drought like a seasoned veteran, making it especially valuable for gardeners working with lean soil or dry summers. Blooming reliably from June through August in hardiness zones 4 through 4, it attracts pollinators while shrugging off deer pressure, and asks very little once established beyond good drainage and sunlight.
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Full Sun
Low
4-4
36in H x 18in W
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Moderate
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Angel's Blush stops traffic with its soft rose-pink blooms floating above silvery-green foliage, creating a luminous quality that seems to glow in evening light. The real strength here is its no-fuss nature: once roots establish, this plant drinks deeply from summer rains and rarely needs supplemental watering. Deer avoid it entirely, pollinators love it, and it thrives in the lean, sunny spots where other ornamentals struggle.
Angel's Blush Rose Campion serves as a mid-border ornamental, its airy flower stems and silvery foliage creating soft texture and movement in garden beds. The blooms are excellent for cutting and hold well in arrangements, bringing that characteristic blush-pink tone indoors.
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Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seeds on the soil surface and press them in lightly; they require light to germinate. Keep the germination environment at 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and expect sprouts in 7 to 21 days.
Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before transplanting after the last frost date.
Direct sow Angel's Blush from spring through summer, sowing seeds on the soil surface and pressing them in lightly. Keep the seeded area lightly moist until germination occurs in 7 to 21 days.
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