Botanical name: Gypsophila vaccaria    Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Synonyms: Vaccaria hispanica, Saponaria vaccaria

Cow cockle is a beautiful annual herb that grows to 1.0 meters high by 0.5 meters wide and prefers many types of soil. It has lanceshaped stalkless leaves which are stem-clasping. Clusters of rose-colored flowers arise on thin branches and encircle the plant. The flowers are five-petalled and the petals have a notch at the apex. The interesting feature of the flower is the bud-shaped sepal tube, from which the five petals spread out. Cow cockle is native to a wide region including Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean and the Himalaya. Flowering: February-March.

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The flower labeled Cow Cockle is ...