Perennial of wet prairies or meadows usually calcareous
soils.
6-8 feet
Large, fluffy
plumes of pink to peach flowers
Late spring
to early summer.
This species is
distinguished from a similar species, F. ulmaria
by having leaves that are green on the bottom,
flower petals that are pink and straight fruits.
Performs poorly in
areas with hot and dry summers
Filipendula is derived from
filum, meaning a thread and pendulus. meaning
hanging and refers to the tubers which hang
from the root system.
