Filipendula rubra


Queen-of-the-prairie


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.

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