Filipendula rubra

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width:	⇔	2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		2 to 9
Flower features:	❀	red, pink

Scientific Names

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Filipendula rubra (Queen-of-the-prairie) is a medicinal plant and ornamental plant native to the United States. Its native range extends from the Eastern to the Central United States, and grows in a wide range of shady and moist habitats.

Read about Filipendula rubra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Filipendula rubra, Rob. (Spiraea lobata, Gronov. Spiraea palmata, Linn. F. lobata, Maxim. Ulmaria rubra, Hill). Queen of the Prairie. Height 2-8 ft., glabrous: terminal lft. large, 7-9- parted, with oblong, acuminate incisely serrate lobes; lateral lfts. smaller, 3-5-lobed, on the upper lvs. missing, green on both sides, only pubescent on the veins beneath: fls. pink, in a rather large paniculate cyme: achenes 6-10, glabrous. June, July. Pa. to Ga., west to Mich, and Ky. —Beautiful. Var. venusta, Voss. Fls. deep pink or carmine. Var. albicans, Hort. Fls. light pink, or almost white. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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