Cuckoo Flower
Cuckoo Flower
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Dispatched when ready (Late Aug–Mid Oct)
Cardamine pratensis
This charming plant is also known as 'Ladies Smocks. A native of damp meadows, it is equally at home in bogs and drier areas. Flowering in spring, its dainty, silvery pink blossoms once inspired Shakespeare.
Supplied as Bare-root Plants (sent without pots, with roots carefully prepared for planting)
Growing Information
Flowering Period: Mid Spring
Colour: Pale Pink
Height: 30–50 cm
Position: Full Sun / Partial Shade
Soil: Moist but Well-drained
Naturalising: Excellent
Wildlife Value: Pollinator value: Excellent. Essential food plant for Orange-tip butterfly caterpillars and valuable to early pollinators.
Native Status: Native
Suitable For: Meadows, Pond Margins, Wildlife Gardens
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