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Synonym(s) Lychnis flos-cuculi Common name ragged robin Family caryophyllaceae Life cycle perennial (Z3-9) Flowers pink (May-June) Size 12-18" Light sun-part shade Cultural notes prefers moist soil Frilly pink flowers over a rosette of strappy deep-green leaves. Our seed-grown plants don't get as tall as the suggested typical size, perhaps because they don't get the moist soil they prefer.

We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston.

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