Ragged robin

Short Description

Ragged robin can grow to up to 90 cm in height.

The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. They are spoon- to lance-shaped with ciliated margins.

The stem is branched from the base. Only two new branch stems grow at a time.

The flowers consist of five pink petals that are usually deeply incised four times. The sepals are fused and have raised longitudinal ribs.

The fruit is an oval capsule with small “teeth” along the edge (denticidal capsule).

In the city

Ragged robins are plants rarely seen in an urban environment. They can be found in wet areas such as moorlands or marshes. It prefers damp to wet nutrient-poor sites with loamy soil.

Many of its natural habitats are enriched with nutrients as the result of human activity. This plant reacts sensitively to such changes.