Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis
- Average Seeds per Packet
- 20
- Packet Price
- £2.99
- Information
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Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennial, usually of Meadows, Pastures, Damp Grassland; with multiple flowered heads of pale pink flowers on tall stems in April to June. It has a number of regional names, including “Lady’s Smock” and “Milkmaid”.
Height x Spread:
12 in(30 cm) x 9 in (23 cm)
Wildlife Value:
Attractive to Butterflies, Moths, Bees and Flies; food plant of the Orange Tip and Green Viened White Butterfly caterpillars.
Other Interest:
Young leaves are used as a salad vegetable; and are rich in Vitamin C.