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Cuckoo Flower (Lady's-smock)
Cardamine pratensis
• Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae)
• Habitat: swamps, wet woods, wet fields
• Height: 8-20 inches
• Flower size: 1/2 inch across
• Flower color: pale pink or white
• Flowering time: April to June
• Origin: native
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Cuckoo flower can grow abundantly in damp meadows. It often prefers the partial shade of the meadow's edge. |