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Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow
Origin: Native to Western Asia, Europe.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Filipendula |
| Species |
| ulmaria |
| Category |
| Weeds |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 9 |
| Height |
| 90 - 182 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 91 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Border planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Average, medium to wet and well-drained soil. Prefers constantly moist, alkaline soils. Drought intolerant. |
| Shape |
| Large, clump-forming and upright. |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to mildew. Rabbit and deer tolerant. |
| Habitat |
| Wet meadows or moist areas along streams or ponds. |
| Leaf Description |
| Compound, pinnate leaves with 7 - 9 leaflets each and appear hairy. |
| Flower Description |
| Branched, terminal, astilbe-like panicles of fragrant flowers that are 121 - 181 cm in size. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white. The leaves are dark green and slightly white beneath. |
| Propagation |
| Seed or division. |
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