Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
Ragged Robin Silene flos-cuculi (Lychnis flos-cuculi) Plúr na cuaiche Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Flowers are usually deep pink (but can also be white) with the sepals united and forming a tube. Each petal is deeply divided into 4 narrow lobes. Leaves are linear-oblong. A slender, erect, sparsely hairy plant with non-flowering prostrate shoots at the base. Height: 30-75 cm. Abundant on damp ground in marshes, meadows, open damp woodland and on roadsides throughout Ireland. |
Ragged Robin, Silene flos-cuculi (Lychnis flos-cuculi), Plúr na cuaiche