Other common names
crow flower, crow soap, cuckoo, cuckoo flower, cuckoo gilliflower, cuckoo hood, Indian pink, marsh gilliflower, meadow lychnis, meadow pink, wild William
Synonyms
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Herbaceous Perennial
A slender spreading or upright perennial about 75cm tall, with branched stems bearing opposite, lance-shaped leaves and, in late spring and early summer, terminal clusters of star-shaped pale to deep rose-pink flowers, each petal deeply cut into 4 narrow segments
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres