Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin CC DD N
The commonest colour for Silene flos-cuculi is pink - exactly the same colour as the very common Silene dioica (Red Campion) but very occasionally you can find the white flowered form and this little colony appears regularly at this site on Anglesey. These days it can be seen on motorway verges sometimes in the thousands.
Silene flos-cuculi prefers damp or even wet places and can be found almost anywhere in the British Isles and Ireland. There are a only few places in east Anglia where it is uncommon and in Scotland on the high northern mountains slopes but it is common elsewhere.
Silene flos-cuculi is a new name for Lychnis flos-cuculi which appeared in 2010 in New Flora of the British Isles by Clive Stace Edition 3.
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| Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin White | Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin Pink |
LHS: Newborough Warren, Anglesey, 29th May 2008 RHS:Boggy ground, near Gaitbarrows 12th June 2004
Amended on January 28th 2005, updated 8th December 2010, updated 8th February 2012