This herbaceous perennial herb has white hairy upright spreading branched stems and forms a mat habit. It has grey green lance-shaped leaves and the small pink to white wheel-shaped flowers appear in a loose cluster from early to late summer.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Lychnis flos-jovisis naturally found in the central Alps in the northern temperate regions growing in well drained moderately fertile drier soils. It prefers an open sunny position and is frost and mildly drought tolerant.

The Flower of Jove is grown for its spreading habit and flowers. It is planted in perennial borders or used as a ground cover and planted in rockeries. It is suitable for mountainous regions establishing from division in one season and is moderately long lived. This perennial may also be grown in containers or courtyard planter boxes.ID 2772

Lychnis (LYK-nis)flos-jovis(flos-JOH-vis)

Caryophyllaceae (kar-ree-oh-fil-AY-see-ee)
Carnation Family