FILIPENDULA
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Filipendula is a native perennial to the northeast. It is a great foliage plant that is valued for both its leaves and its flowers. Most filipendulas grow in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Filipendula ‘Kahome’ (front) & Filipendula ‘Queen of the Prarie’ (back)
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Filipendula Varieties
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Filipendula rubra Venusta Magnifica ‘Queen of the Prarie’
Astilbe-like, wide panicles of tiny, fragrant, pale pink flowers that bloom in early to mid summer.
USES:
Borders (rear), cottage gardens, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas, wet meadows or moist areas along streams or ponds.
This is a large plant for large gardens.
Can be spectacular, particularly when massed.
Great for naturalizing in moist meadows.
**A highlight of midsummer!**
Filipendula rubra
Filipendula rubra
Venusta Magnifica
‘Queen of the Prarie’
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* Grows up to 8’ tall
(usually shorter)
* Pale Pink blooms June-
Aug
* Full sun to part shade
* Medium to wet soil
* Native to moist soils but will
do well in average or dry
soils.
Filipendula rubra
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Filipendula ‘Kahome’ (Dwarf Meadowsweet)
An upright, clump-forming perennial that typically grows only 8-12” tall and features branched, terminal, Astilbe-like panicles of tiny, fragrant, rosy pink flowers in summer.
USES:
Border fronts, cottage gardens, wild/naturalized areas, wet meadows or moist areas along streams or ponds. Dwarf size facilitates massing this plant as a ground cover.
filipendula ‘Kahome’
Meadowsweet
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* 8-12” tall
* Blooms June to July
* Full sun to part shade
* Medium to wet soil
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Benefits
Attracts butterflies, pollinators and is deer resistant !
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GARDEN TIPS
FOR SHADE