Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Lychnis flos-cuculi
Family: (Caryophyllaceae)
(P) to 2′. Ragged Robin. Europe. Erect, branching stems hold a long succession of shaggy, soft lavender-pink blooms. The flowers have five narrow petals; each deeply divided into four lobes giving the flower an untidy, ragged appearance, hence its common name. The leaves are paired, with the lower leaves spoon-shaped, stalked and forming a basal rosette. The middle and upper leaves are linear-lanceolate with pointed apexes and entire margins. The stems have barbed hairs pointing downward and these hairs make the plant rough to the touch. Blooms from May through August. A sight to behold en masse. Full sun with moist, but well-drained soil. 4 & T2