Cardamine pratensis (Cuckoo Flower)

Cardamine pratensis

Quick Facts:

    Common Names: cuckoo flower, lady's smock
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 2 - 7
    Type: Forb

Cardamine pratensis, or cuckoo flower, is native to the northeast and upper midwest; it grows in swamps, wetlands, ditches, pond margins and streambanks.

In our yard, this grows in the Wetland Area.

Our growing score: 5

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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