Cuckoo Flower
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Cardamine pratensis
Common & widespread throughout the country.
Also known as Lady's Smock.
The flowers are produced on a spike 10–30 cm (4–12 in) long, each flower 1–2 cm in diameter with four very pale violet-pink (rarely white) petals.and 6 stamens.
The fruit is a seed pod up to 5 cm (2 in).
It grows best close to water.
Flowers from April-June.
Foodplants for the Orange-tips.