An attractive plant on wet meadows and around lakesides in May is Ragged Robin.
I always like spotting some Ragged Robin each year as it’s such an unusual flower. Its delicate pink or purple flowers have deeply divided petals which at first glance suggests they have been torn by the winds. Far from it! If you look closely at each petal you can see it resembles a little person!
Ragged Robin is native to Europe and Asia. It prefers wetland habitats such as marshes, meadows, and damp grasslands.
It’s known to be highly attractive to various pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hoverflies. So if you have a perpetually wet part of your garden, this would be a welcome addition!
Submitted for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Denzil Nature 
Thank you for the delightful photo and info about the Ragged Robin. I love the name of this flower and your reflections on it. 🙏
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Thanks MW, it’s such a delight to see, especially when in a mass of pink in a meadow.
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A massive [mass of] pink blessing!
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You know from your comment on my blog, my mind went to a red robin. Brilliant photo Denzil 😀
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I thought it might! 😂 👍
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So well seen, Denzil
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Oh! That was a surprise. Our ragged robin is different: I had to go and look it up: silene dioica in our case. But pop over to Google Images, and there are other choices too. Yours is lovely, but I do have a soft spot for ours.
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That’s what I call Red Campion Margaret.
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Silly ne! However, I’m still in quest of what we call Ragged Robin, because your illustrations don’t look familiar to me.
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There’s one place in our area that I know ragged robin grows and it always looks lovely, despite its name!
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Yes it should have a prettier name!
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I think it’s a pretty name.
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So beautiful. I have never seen these flowers before.
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Not sure if I have seen this around here, you’d think it would like the damp climate. Red Campion is very common.
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Such a pretty flower, Denzil and one we don’t have here.
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