Maltese Cross Lychnis Chalcedonica has been one of the most popular cultivated garden flowers for over 300 years. Maltese Cross seeds can be sown indoors or directly outdoors, and the plant can bloom first year if the seeds are started indoors. Also known as Jerusalem Cross, Lychnis Chalcedonica produces rounded umbels of delightful, star-shaped, bright-scarlet flowers on a tall sturdy flowering stems. The extremely showy, brilliant scarlet flowers of Maltese Cross are very eye-catching in the garden, and the dazzling blooms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds all summer long. 

Maltese Cross makes a great border, cottage and cutting garden plant providing a stunning display of red color when planted in mass. Lychnis Chalcedonica seeds produce a hardy, trouble-free perennial flower that is reliable and long-lived. Maltese Cross grows best in full sun tolerating partial shade and any good soil if a constant moisture supply is provided. The blooming period is extended if faded flowers are removed, and Maltese Cross is an excellent cut flower.

PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial 
Height: 30-34 Inches 
Bloom Season: Summer
Environment: Sun/Partial Shade 
Soil Type: Rich/Average/Moist well-drained, pH 5.8-6.8
USDA Zones: 3-10

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: Winter/Spring (6-8 weeks before last frost) 
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall 
Seed Depth: 1/16 Inch 
Germination Time: 14-21 Days

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WARRANTY

OVM Seeds (the seller) warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised. For domestic U.S. shipments, safe delivery is guaranteed, and if the shipment is insured, the seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at seller's expense. Claims must be made within 15 days of shipment. All other replacements, refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller.

Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Consequently, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.

This is the sole warranty; we make no other, express or implied. We cannot guarantee establishment of seed due to various factors over which we have no control. Liability, whether contractual, for negligence or otherwise, is limited in all respects to the amount of the purchase price of the seeds, regardless of the nature, cause or extent of the loss. It is expressly agreed that this limited remedy is exclusive and that we shall not be liable for any damages over and above the purchase price of this product. And as a condition to any liability on our part, we must receive notice by registered mail of any claim.