Cuckooflower
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 16th April 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Strathclyde Park on 6th April 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 25th March 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Aberlady on 20th May 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 14th April 2016 using Nikon D5200-18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment Fact File
Cuckooflower.
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AKA:
Cardamine pratense.
Brassicales.
Brassicaceae.
Perennial
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Lady's Smock, Milkmaid
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Moist places in grasslands, open woodlands and hedgerows
April-June.
20 - 60 cm
It is thought this flower got its name from the fact that it comes into bloom when the cuckoo sings without stammering. It has the alternative names of Lady's Smock and Milkmaid probably due to its springtime flowering.
However in Germany it was thought if the flower was taken indoors the house would be struck by lightning.