Cuckoo flower or Lady’s Smock Mounds of pale green ferny foliage with pale lilac blooms in late spring & early summer. The Cuckoo Flower is noted for attracting wildlife, it is one of the main food plants of the Orange Tip butterfly. Cardamine pratensis is best grown in large drifts in damp woodland, meadows or as a marginal plant in the moist soil at the edge of ponds Position: Full sun to part shadePlanting depth: Grows in the damp margin to 10cm (4’’) below water levelGrowth rate: SlowFlowering Period: April to JuneHardiness: HardySize: Height: 45cm (18") Spread: 30cm (12") Aquatic pot and compost variations Aquatic plants come in a variety of pot and compost variations that have different benefits for planting and growing. Mesh Pot (Aquatic Compost)Pot can be removed and plant can be planted directly into soil or margins above or below the water line. Pot and plant can also be placed directly into water to be container grown, but will still need repotting in time. Pot (Aquatic Compost)Pot must be removed and plant should be planted directly into soil or margins above or below the water line. Pot (Regular Compost)Pot must be removed and plant should be planted directly into soil or margins above the water line. Cannot be planted directly into soil below the water line.