Cuckoo Flower
Ferny foliage dotted with pink
The Highlights
- Ferny, pale green foliage with pale lilac or blush pink flowers
- Flowers from April to June
- Low maintenance - disease resistant with no pruning required
- Thrives in partial or full shade
- A moisture-loving UK native plant that's perfectly suited to a wildflower or cottage garden, or close to a pond
- Highly attractive to pollinators, it is one of the main food plants of the Orange Tip butterfly.
The Highlights
- Ferny, pale green foliage with pale lilac or blush pink flowers
- Flowers from April to June
- Low maintenance - disease resistant with no pruning required
- Thrives in partial or full shade
- A moisture-loving UK native plant that's perfectly suited to a wildflower or cottage garden, or close to a pond
- Highly attractive to pollinators, it is one of the main food plants of the Orange Tip butterfly.
Care Guide
Excellent pest and disease resistance
Not affected by disease. May be targeted by aphids or flea beetles - if this becomes a problem
Keep well watered
Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out
Partial shade to full shade
Grows best in partial or full shade
Moist
well drained soil
Feeding not required
No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from pond water or soil.MORE
No pruning needed
A very low maintenance plant which requires no pruning. Ever!MORE
For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page
Planting Calendar
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- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
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