After they bloom around June, remove stalks but don't remove their palm-like foliage. Prefers neutral or slightly acid soil mixed well with peat moss. Hybrid Lupin grows up to 3 feet tall, dwarf varieties are also available. Lychnis - Soil should be moist but extremely well drained. Lychnis is easily grown from seed or propagated from mature clumps.
Plants require a year or more to reach maturity.
Some members of the Lychnis family are the Maltese Cross, Rose Campion and the German Catchfly. Lythrum - Also known as Purple Loosestrife is a native wildflower that blooms in early summer. Colourful flower spires average about 3 feet in height. Plant in very moist soil. Bee Balm, Bergamot and Oswego Tea.