Cuckoo Flower Seeds

Cuckooflower also commonly known as lady s smock is a pretty springtime perennial of damp grassy places like wet meadows ditches and riverbanks as well as roadside verges.

Cuckoo flower seeds. The single lilac pink flowers are softly coloured and dainty clustered at the top of compact plants. September to may. Its seeds are contained in elongated smooth ascending siliquas. Its pale pink flowers bloom from april to june and are thought to coincide with the arrival of the first cuckoo a sure sign that spring has arrived at last.

Time to plant seeds. However in a garden setting it also does well in normal neutral garden soil providing it is not too dry. Cuckoo flower is a delicate looking pink flower fading to white as it matures. The cuckoo flower is noted for attracting wildlife.

It is a larval foodplant of the orange tip butterfly. The flowers are very pretty and can last from april through to june. 100 seeds cuckoo flower seed cardamine pratensis lady s smock wildflower of british isles the cuckoo flower sometimes spelt cuckooflower can be found in moist or wet habitats including meadows damp grasslands roadsides ditches and river banks. Other common names cuckoo flower lady s smock bread and milk cuckoo bread cuckoo buds cuckoo spit lady s flower mayflower meadow bittercress meadow cress spinks spring cress.

Cuckoo flower so named because it blooms when the cuckoos begin to call can be found in marshes moist woodland or at water s edge. It is part of the brassicaceae family and is native throughout most of europe and western asia. This little wildflower is found in the wild growing in damp meadows and boggy areas. Other facts its common name cuckoo flower refers to the arrival of the flowers at the same time as the cuckoo begins to sing.

It provides a source of nectar for the orange tip butterfly which brings assurance of coming spring in the united kingdom and ireland. It has broad root leaves in a loose rosette while its stem leaves are narrow with numerous leaflets. The flower is an important larval host plant and nectar source for the orange tip and green veined white butterflies it makes a valuable addition to any garden which aims at attracting wildlife. A tea made with the leaves of this plant was often used in the past as a spring tonic or for menstrual disorders especially to treat heavy periods.

The beauties can be found in marshes moist woodland or at the water s edge.