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Rosaceae
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Also known as Spiraea ulmaria, Spiraea ulmaria var. tomentosa, Lady of the meadow, Ulmaria ulmaria
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Meadowsweet · Fragrant · White Flowers · Bog Garden · Moist Soil · Medicinal · Almond Scent · Pond Edge
Meadowsweet is a fragrant perennial herb that produces creamy white flower clusters in summer and thrives in moist conditions. It's ideal for bog gardens, pond edges, or any consistently damp area of the garden. The flowers have a sweet almond scent and can be used for teas and natural remedies.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to maintain soil moisture, especially in dry periods · Every 5-7 days, prefers consistently moist soil
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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