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Cuckoo Flower (Lady's Smock) (Cardamine pratensis) — wildflower of Ireland

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Cuckoo Flower (Lady's Smock)

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Cardamine pratensis

Pale lilac four-petalled flowers in damp meadows, blooming around the time the first cuckoo is heard in spring — that's how it got its name!

Height
50 cm
Blooms
Apr–May
Family
Cabbage (Brassicaceae)
Latin name
Cardamine pratensis
Where to find
  • Damp meadows
  • Stream sides
  • Wet roadside ditches