Should You Deadhead Rose Campion?

As with many silver-foliaged plants, rose campion prefers fairly dry, well-drained conditions in full sun or partial shade but will tolerate clay and moist soil. Deadhead regularly to encourage continuous flowering or shear after the initial flowering to promote a second flush of flowers later in the season.

Do you deadhead rose campion?

Deadhead the plant regularly to keep the flowers blooming. To encourage the plant to reseed itself, remove the mulch from areas where you want seedlings to take root, and leave the last flush of summer flowers in place to form seed heads.

Is rose campion a good cut flower?

Its common name comes from the shape of the flowers, which resemble miniature crosses. Although not apparent at first glance, rose campion and Maltese cross are closely-related members of the same group, or genus (Lychnis). Both make wonderful cut flowers.