Cuckoo Flower Plug Plant Cardamine pratensis
Common names include lady’s smock.
A charming native perennial with delicate soft lilac-pink to pale violet flowers from April to June. Loved by bees, butterflies, and other early pollinators, it’s especially important for the orange-tip butterfly, whose caterpillars feed on its leaves. Its fresh spring flowers bring a natural, graceful look to damp meadows, pond edges, and shaded wildlife areas.
Thriving in moist, fertile soils, cuckoo flower is ideal for wildlife-friendly planting, damp meadow schemes, pond margins, and naturalistic borders. Hardy and elegant, it will self-seed lightly where conditions suit, helping to create a more established and natural meadow feel over time.
Our strong, healthy plug plants are grown in 40cc cell trays and ready to plant directly into their final position.
Sourced from UK-grown native seed, these plugs are perfect for establishing this beautiful native wildflower where seed germination may be unreliable.
We recommend planting 5 to 7 plugs per square metre in groups for a natural effect.
| Binomial Name | Cardamine pratensis |
| Lifecycle | Perennial |
| Colour | Pink |
| Height | 30-60cm |
| Soil Type | •Neutral •Moist •Well-draining •Loam •Clay |
| Habitat | •Grassland •Water edge •Wetland •Field margins |
| Sunlight | ✔Full sun ✔Partial shade |
| Best Time to Plant | •March •April •May •June •September •October |
| Flowering Season | •April •May •June |
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