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Ragged Robin

Scientific name: ​Silene flos-cuculi
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Other common names; 
Flowering time: May to August
Height: to 75cm
Growing conditions: wetter areas of the meadow
Nectar source for: long-tongued insects such as butterflies, bumble bees and flies
Food source for: orange-tip butterflies

Description
​​The name Ragged refers to its ragged pink flowers which appear in May to June. Its latin name means cuckoo flower and it emerges at the same time. At the base of the plant is a conical set of leaves standing 10cm upright while the stem of the plant totals 30-50cm. Flowers seed readily their seed capsules are as beautiful as the flowers.
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How to identify: 
It has much-divided, pink flowers (hence the name 'Ragged') and narrow, grass-like leaves.
How to propagate: 

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