trefle.io · Taken Jun 30, 2019 by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculaceae
French meadow-rue
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Also known as Columbine meadow-rue, Feathered columbine, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium, Tripterium aquilegiifolium
Native Plants · Perennial · Shade Garden · Woodland Plant · Thalictrum · Meadow-Rue · Cottage Garden · Purple Flowers · Pollinator · Border Plant · Low Maintenance
French meadow-rue is an elegant, clump-forming perennial prized for its lacy, columbine-like foliage and fluffy clusters of lavender-pink flowers in early summer. It thrives in part shade with moist, humus-rich soil and looks stunning at the back of a shaded border or woodland garden. Little maintenance is required beyond dividing the clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; mulch to retain moisture · Every 7-10 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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