Catchfly, Dusty miller, Rose campio , Oxe-eye-daisies - Ástarlogi. A varied family of flowering plants with 5-petaled, bright flowers and attractive foliage. They flower for a long period through summer and tolerate drought and poor soil. They all prefer sun. : http://www.specialperennials.com/Other_Perennials/Plant_List_Lychnis.htm Ástarlogi Lychnis coronaria - vex víða villtur í Evrópu. Ástarlogi er með silfurgráa stöngla og falleg flauelismjúk grágræn laufblöð The genus is closely related to (and sometimes included in) Silene, differing in the flowers having five styles (three in Silene), the seed capsule having five teeth (six in Silene), and in the sticky stems of Lychnis. Common names include "campion" (shared with Silene) and "catchfly", the latter name based on the sticky stems. The Lychnis is also the common name of Hadena bicruris, a species of noctuid moth. The larva of this moth feeds on Lychnis species, as do some other Lepidoptera including Cabbage Moth (recorded on L. chalcedonica), Grey Chi and case-bearers of the genus Coleophora including C. albella (feeds exclusively on L. flos-cuculi) and C. leucapennella. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychnis The contrast between the flowers that appear from midsummer, and the white woolly stems and foliage is quite striking. A sun-loving perennial that will flourish in freely draining soil. : http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/other-perennials/lychnis-coronaria-gardeners-world/itemno.RH30002112/ Agrostemma coronaria er sama plantan og Lychnis coronaria.

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