Cuckoo Flower
(Cardamine pratensis)
Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis)
This native plant produces ample pale green ferny foliage, flowering abundantly with blooms of pale lilac during late spring and early summer. A great plant for attracting wildlife, Orange Tip Butterflies love it. Also known as Lady's Smock.
This native plant produces ample pale green ferny foliage, flowering abundantly with blooms of pale lilac during late spring and early summer. A great plant for attracting wildlife, Orange Tip Butterflies love it. Also known as Lady's Smock.
- Plant Type - Pond Marginal
- Normally Available from - Mid May *
- Water Depth - 0cm to 10cm
- Height - 20cm to 30cm
- Position - Full Sun to Part Shade
- Growth - Slow
- Flowers - Apr to Jun
- Flower Colour - Pale Lilac
- Foliage - Deciduous
- Hardiness - Hardy
- UK Native and Bee Friendly
Specific Plant Care:
No maintenance is required but you may trim seed heads to encourage more flowers.