Scientific Name:
Filipendula ulmaria
Pronunciation:
fill-ih-PEN-dew-luh ul-MAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:
European meadowsweet
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves highly wrinkled, compound, stipulate; florets about 8mm wide with 5 white petals and many stamens, in dense panicles about 6cm wide.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Medicinal plant, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus include F. 'Aurea'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Surfaces:
Distinctive smell
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green-yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Musky
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green-yellow
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Storage tap root
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust
