Ragged Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi

Also known as Meadow Spink, Polly Baker, Shaggy Jacks and Bachelor's Buttons. Ragged Robin is a hardy perennial found naturally in damp meadows and woods. It has thin stems and sprays of red flowers with raggedy petals. Flowers May to July. Many years ago, men used to carry the plant in their pockets and their love life was determined by whether the plant flourished or not. By the 1600s girls carried the plant under their aprons, giving each plant the name of a local boy. The flower that opened first would bear the name of the boy she would marry or who wanted to marry her.