Other common names
adder's flower, devil's flower, hare's eye, mother-die, poor robin, ragged Jack, red lychnis, robins, white soapwort, soldiers
Synonyms
Melandrium rubrum
Lychnis dioica
Lychnis diurna
Lychnis preslii minor
Lychnis sylvestris
Silene diurna
Silene rubra
Melandrium sylvestre
Herbaceous Perennial
A short-lived perennial tbears its male and female flowers on separate plants. Plants form clumps of downy leaves from which emerge flowering stems up to 1m in height. Flowering is mainly in late spring. Flowers have five deeply notched, pink petals. Seed capsules have toothed edges as they open to disperse ripe seed on female plants
Position
Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres