Ragged robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Damp-meadow perennial with deeply cut, fringed pink petals on slender stems. Once common in wet meadows, now declining and worth cultivating.

Hardiness ratings

Ragged robin hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 3–8 −40 °C to −6.7 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H7 down to −20 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 3–8 −34 °C to −1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 1–5 −15 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Forage plant for bees and a number of day-flying moths
  • Indicator species of damp unimproved meadows — declining in the wild as wet meadows are drained
  • Easy to establish in moist soils and at pond margins

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Reference

Ragged robin on Wikipedia