Cardamine pratensis
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine 'Pratensis' is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60cm in height. It grows pinnate leaves to 12cm long and the stems produce leaflets, each leaflet about 1 cm long. The flowers are produced on a spike up to 30cm, each flower sports four pale pink petals. It grows best in moist soil, close to water.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Cuckoo Flower
Latin name
Cardamine pratensis
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine 'Pratensis' is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60cm in height. It grows pinnate leaves to 12cm long and the stems produce leaflets, each leaflet about 1 cm long. The flowers are produced on a spike up to 30cm, each flower sports four pale pink petals. It grows best in moist soil, close to water.
Flowering Season
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Flowers appear from early spring through to early summer.
Planting
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Plants can be divided and planted from late winter to late spring.
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