Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	3-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist, Wet
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	1.2
Width (m)	0.6
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Growth	Medium
Uses
Utility	Dye, Essential Oil, Fragrance, Strewing
Edible	true
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves, Root
Edible uses	Condiment, Tea
Names
Alternate name	Queen of the meadow, double lady of the meadow, european meadowsweet
German name	Echtes Mädesüß
Taxonomy
Family	Rosaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland, Québec, Vermont, Wisconsin
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