• Image of Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Garden, Raleigh NC by Lidia Churakova
    Juniper Level Botanic Garden, Raleigh NC by Lidia Churakova
  • Image of Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet'

Orange Sherbet Ragged Robin

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Lychnis

Item #: 7907

Zones: 5a to 9b, guessing

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 24" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

Origin: China

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


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Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' is an amazing ragged robin that has been passed along for hundreds of years, but rarely shows up in commerce. We were given this as a clone of the Chinese Lychnis coronata, but when we keyed it out, it turned out to be a virtually sterile hybrid. Regardless, Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' makes a tidy 2' tall x 3' wide mound of light green foliage which is topped, starting in late May (NC), with 1", or wider, light orange flowers that continue through most of the summer. This is a truly superb deer-resistant specimen for a part sun spot in the garden...very tolerant of a variety of soil types, but propagation will drive you nearly insane...we're proof!