16 Genus: Filipendula - Ornamental Plant Information from PlantsGalore.Com

Meadowsweet

A genus of about 12 species, these plants are native to the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include Dropwort, Meadowsweet, Queen of the Forest and Queen of the Prairie.

PGC-P-Filipendula-rubra-22

Filipendula camtschatica	Kamchatka Meadowsweet
F. multijuga
F. palmata	Siberian Meadowsweet
F. purpurea	Japanese Meadowsweet
F. rubra	Queen of the Prairie
F. ulmaria	Queen of the Meadow
F. vulgaris	Dropwort Meadowsweet

Species	Hgt (ft)	Flower Color
F. palmata	3-4	Pink
F. nb,n	6-8	Pink
F. ulmaria	3-6	white
F. vulgaris	2-3	white

* Guides and Keys are from the book "Herbaceous Perennial Plants A Treatise on their Identification, Culture and Garden Attributes" by Dr Allan M. Armitage of the University of Georgia. Varsity Press, Athens, Georgia. 1989 ISBN 0-942375-00. More on Dr Armitage and his other books.