Ragged Robin
Taken at Ardmore Point on 27th June 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 1st June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Ragged Robin.
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AKA: 		Lychnis flos-cuculi.
Caryophyllales.
Caryophyllaceae.
A Perennial.
Batchelor's buttons, thunder flower.
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 Peat soils rich in minerals: damp meadows, marshes, streamsides, wetlands.
May-June.
20 - 70 cms.
The scientific name "lychnis" is Greek for rose campion while "flos-cuculi" means cuckoo flower. Also known locally is some areas as batchelor's buttons due the multiple ball-like flower heads which resemble old fashioned buttons. Another local name is thunder flower. It was believed that picking these flowers would cause thunder and lightning.