Cuckoo flower
Common Name: Cuckoo flower
Genus: Cardamine
Species: pratensis
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist, Sandy
Height: 20cm
Spread: 30cm
Time to plant seeds: September to May
Time to divide plants: March to May
Flowering period:
April
to
June
A charming, well-behaved and informal wildflower. The single lilac-pink flowers are softly coloured and dainty, clustered at the top of compact plants 20cm (8in) tall when the flower stems reach full height. Delightful grown in moist to damp areas along with other early moisture-loving wildflowers such as oxlips, small species daffodils or primroses (including coloured cultivated kinds), Primula rosea and pulmonaria. This creates a very attractive naturalistic spring display. It will also naturalise well in areas of longer grass.
Looks good with:
Borago officinalis AlbaTrifolium pratense
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