Description of Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana' (Dwarf Ragged Robin)

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana' is a dwarf ragged robin, offering the same airy, fringed pink flowers as the species but in a shorter, tidier plant. It’s ideal for the front edge of damp beds and bog gardens.

Appearance

It forms a small basal clump, then produces short stems with ragged pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Height is often 15 to 25cm in bloom, making it easier to use near paths than the taller form.

Care Guide

It likes moisture and open light. Heavy shade reduces flowering and makes it spindly.

• Sun: Full sun to part shade.
• Soil: Moist soil with organic matter.
• Water: Keep damp through spring and early summer.
• Deadheading: Deadhead for tidiness, or leave some seed heads if you want light self-seeding.
• Propagation: Division in spring works, and it can also seed in open damp soil.

Because it is compact, it works well in small pockets between stones and at the front lip of raised bog planters.

Suitability for Bog Garden

This suits bog gardens as a front-edge flowering plant for a natural look. It pairs well with low sedges, pennywort, and creeping jenny, adding soft colour without blocking sight lines.

Keep it on the upper damp zone rather than the saturated centre for best longevity.

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