About Maltese Cross Flower

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 78 (Overall)

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Habitat

Banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

In late autumn, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCHNIS chalcedonica

Common Name

Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon

In Hindi

Maltese cross

In German

Malteserkreuz

In French

Maltese cross

In Spanish

cruz de Malta

In Greek

σταυρό της Μάλτας

In Portuguese

cruz de Malta

In Polish

krzyż maltański

In Latin

Duces crucis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Lychnis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

200

Rank: 71 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Maltese Cross Flower

Want to know the properties of Maltese Cross Flower? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Maltese Cross Flower is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Maltese Cross Flower Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Maltese Cross Flower Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Maltese Cross Flower. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Maltese Cross Flower physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate elongated. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach and Orange Red

Leaf color: Green

Care of Maltese Cross Flower

Taking Maltese Cross Flower Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Maltese Cross Flower include pruning, which should be done In late autumn and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Maltese Cross Flower

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Maltese Cross Flower is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Maltese Cross Flower is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 40 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.