Filipendula species

meadowsweet

Plants of Home and Garden

Seed sown just covered in a protected location when fresh in fall, or in spring at 50-60F/10-15C. Sun to part shade and moist, fertile soil; Filipendula rubra, or queen-of-the-prairie, Filipendula ulmaria and Filipendula vulgaris, dropwort, tolerate boggy soils. Divide in early spring or fall. Zone 3-9

Note that Filipendula ulmaria, the herb meadowsweet, is also known as Spiraea ulmaria, and Filipendula vulgaris as Filipendula hexapetala

See Also

Achillea filipendula (fern-leaf yarrow)
Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea ulmaria (meadowsweet)

Related Topics

Dividing Plants
Soil
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