Answer to the Front Page Picture of the Week Question for September 4th - September 11th, 2003
This is Lychnis cognata.
The orange red flowers bloom over a long period in mid to late summer in the Asian Collections.
This perennial dicot is a member of the Caryophyllaceae family and is generally very hardy in
moisture-retentive soil in sun or part shade.
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