White Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi ‘White Robin’, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘White Robin’)

White Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘White Robin’

Elegant White Wildflower for Pond Margins, Bog Gardens and Wildlife Habitats

White Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘White Robin’) is a beautiful moisture loving perennial that brings a natural, meadow-like charm to pond edges, bog gardens, damp borders, and wildlife planting schemes. Producing masses of delicate pure white flowers with deeply divided, feathery petals, this elegant variety creates a soft and airy display from late spring through summer.

A white flowering form of the much-loved native Ragged Robin, ‘White Robin’ combines graceful beauty with excellent wildlife value. The star shaped flowers appear suspended above slender stems, gently swaying in the breeze and creating movement around the pond. Their distinctive ragged appearance makes them stand out from other marginal pond plants, adding texture and visual interest to naturalistic planting schemes.

Growing in neat clumps of lance shaped green foliage, White Ragged Robin thrives in consistently moist soil and is particularly well suited to pond margins, damp meadow gardens, rain gardens, and boggy borders. It performs best in full sun or partial shade and can be planted directly into wet soil or very shallow water around pond edges.

The flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial pollinators. This makes White Ragged Robin an excellent choice for gardeners looking to encourage biodiversity and create a wildlife friendly pond environment. The upright stems also provide shelter and cover for insects and small amphibians throughout the growing season.

Despite its delicate appearance, White Ragged Robin is exceptionally hardy and can withstand even the coldest UK winters. Once established, it requires very little maintenance and will reliably return year after year. It may also self seed gently in favourable conditions, helping to create attractive drifts of naturalised planting.

This versatile plant works beautifully alongside Water Forget Me Not, Marsh Marigold, Mazus reptans, Oenanthe ‘Flamingo’, Iris varieties, and other moisture loving pond plants. Whether used in a wildlife pond, cottage garden, natural wetland area, or ornamental water garden, White Ragged Robin adds elegance, softness, and ecological value.

If you are looking for a graceful flowering pond margin plant that supports pollinators while producing a stunning display of white flowers, White Ragged Robin is an outstanding choice.

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Key Benefits

• Elegant white star shaped flowers with finely divided petals
• Excellent pollinator friendly plant
• Ideal for pond margins, bog gardens, and damp borders
• Long flowering season from late spring into summer
• Creates a natural meadow style appearance
• Attracts bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and beneficial insects
• Fully hardy throughout the UK
• Suitable for wildlife ponds and natural planting schemes
• Easy to grow and low maintenance
• Perfect for naturalising around ponds and wetland areas

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Reasons to Buy

• Beautiful white flowering alternative to traditional Ragged Robin
• Adds height and movement around pond margins
• Excellent wildlife value
• Ideal for damp soils and bog gardens
• Suitable for both formal and naturalistic planting
• Reliable perennial that returns every year

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Care Instructions

• Plant White Ragged Robin in moist to wet soil around pond edges, bog gardens, or damp borders. It performs best in full sun but will also tolerate partial shade.
• Keep soil consistently moist, particularly during prolonged dry periods. Deadheading spent flowers can encourage additional blooms and prolong the flowering display.
• Cut back old flower stems after flowering and remove any dead foliage during autumn. Divide mature clumps every few years if required to maintain healthy growth and vigour.
• This plant may self seed in favourable conditions, creating attractive natural drifts over time.

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Flowering Period

May to August

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Size and Growing Conditions

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Dispatching Your Pond Plants

Your White Ragged Robin will be carefully packed to protect the foliage and roots during transit.

Orders received by 11am Monday to Wednesday are normally dispatched on the following working day using a next working day courier service. During busy periods, dispatch may occasionally take an extra day.

To avoid plants being held in depots over a weekend, we do not usually dispatch on Fridays. Highlands and Islands orders using a two day service are not normally dispatched on Thursdays.

Available basket sizes:

• Pack of 3 × 9cm Pots
• 1 Litre Basket – usually 11 × 11 × 11cm square; some varieties may be supplied in a 14cm diameter × 10cm round basket
• Pack of 3 × 1 Litre Baskets – each usually 11 × 11 × 11cm square
• 3 Litre Hexagonal Basket – 18 × 18 × 16cm

Planting depth is measured from the top of the aquatic basket to the water surface.

Plants supplied in 9cm pots require potting into suitable aquatic baskets before being placed in the pond.

Finofil baskets are manufactured in the UK from 100% recycled plastic and are fully recyclable. Their fine dual-mesh construction helps retain aquatic soil while allowing water and nutrients to reach the roots. Basket shape may vary slightly depending on the plant and supplier availability.

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