Description
Dwarf form of the popular, double-flowered ‘Jenny’. The old-fashioned Ragged Robin is a late spring bloomer for a sunny area. Upright branching stems hold a long succession of double, soft lavender-pink flowers, early summer through autumn. A lovely pastel shade for the front of the border. A nice filler flower for cut arrangements. Flowers are attractive to butterflies. Beautiful with blue or purple Iris or other large, blousy companions such as Peonies. Shear back to 6 inches after blooming.
Other names
Crow flower ‘Jenny’, Cuckoo flower ‘Jenny’, Cuckoo gillyflower ‘Jenny’, Meadow pink ‘Jenny’, Meadow lychnis ‘Jenny’, Indian pink ‘Jenny’, Cuckoo hood ‘Jenny’, Marsh gillyflower ‘Jenny’, Ragged robin ‘Jenny’, Lychnis
Position: full sun or partial shade
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: June to August
Hardiness: fully hardy
Garden care: Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost around the base of the plant in early-spring. Cut back the faded flowerheads in late summer and autumn.
