Cardamine pratensis <br>CUCKOO FLOWER, MEADOW CRESS, LADY'S SMOCK, BITTERCRESS

Cardamine pratensis is a herbaceous perennial plant with showy pale white, lilac or violet-pink flowers. Blooms from spring to early summer. It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, and has become naturalised in North America as a result of cultivation. In some European countries, including parts of Germany, the plant is now under threat. It grows well in gardens, or close to water. 

It is a food plant for the orange tip butterfly and makes a valuable addition gardens which aims to attract wildlife. 

Plant of the Year 2006 in Germany.

Type: Hardy perennial

Hardiness zone: 3-7

Height: 16", 40cm

Location: Sun or part shade

Seeds per packet: 100