(Meadowsweet)

(Kakome Meadowsweet, Meadowsweet)

An exceptional hybrid meadowsweet for the garden, ‘Kahome’ is a relatively compact selection with pretty pink summer flowers and lustrous, deeply lobed leaves. It is believed to be a cross between the Japanese species, Filipendula multijuga and possibly F. purpurea, though this is not confirmed.

Deeply lobed, almost maple-like leaves grace this substantial garden from spring to fall. The leaves are coarsely toothed, medium to light green and supported by reddish stems. For several...

(Korean Meadowsweet)

Bright, light green foliage that looks like those of a maple and fluffy pinkish ivory flower clusters in early summer make the Korean meadowsweet a delicious plant for moist garden sites. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, it is native to the woodlands of Korea and northeastern China. Plants grow from swollen, tuberous rhizomes (underground stems).

The hand-like leaves are light green and resemble those of a maple, and emerge with orange tones in springtime. In early summer, tall branching...

(Alpine Dropwort, Dwarf Meadowsweet)

Bright, lime green foliage that looks like those of a maple and fluffy rosy flower clusters in early summer make the dwarf meadosweet a delicious plant for moist garden sites. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, it is native to the mountains of central and southern Japan. Plants grow from swollen, tuberous rhizomes (underground stems) and can vary in their mature height, from shin-high to nearly waist-high depending on their nativity to a colder alpine elevation.

The hand-like leaves are light...

(Siberian Meadowsweet)

This tall, clump-forming perennial is most commonly grown for its impressive, deeply lobed leaves rather than its relatively small stems of fluffy white flowers. Siberian meadowsweet is native to Russia, China and North Korea, where it can be growing in moist soils along sunny slopes, forest edges and grassy fields.

The dark green, almost maple-like leaves of this hardy plant have a variable number of lobes—the upper leaves have five to nine and lower three to five. The leaves are also distinguished...

(Dwarf Meadowsweet, Siberian Meadowsweet)

This pink-flowered form of Siberian meadowsweet is often confused with Filipendula rubra, but its sprays of fluffy pink flowers are smaller, finer and looser and its palmate leaves have fluffy white hairs beneath.

This tall, clump-forming perennial is most commonly grown for its impressive, deeply lobed leaves rather than its relatively small stems of fluffy white flowers. Filipendula palmata is native to Russia, China and North Korea, where it can be growing in moist soils...

(Japanese Meadowsweet)

With huge starry leaves and wispy magenta-pink flowers, Japanese meadowsweet adds much interest to the summer garden. This large perennial forms bushy clumps of foliage that die back to the ground in winter. In the wild, it naturally inhabits the streamsides and moist forest margins and grasslands of Japan.

When not in bloom, Japanese meadowsweet’s bright green foliage is beautiful. Each large, starry leaf has five to seven pointed lobes with jagged edges. By midsummer, branched floral stems...

(Martha Washington's Plume, Prairie Meadowsweet, Queen-of-the-Prairie)

For a short time in early summer this elegant prairie plant bears fuzzy, pink clusters of flowers. The impressive blooms give credence to the common name, queen-of-the-prairie. Like many herbaceous perennials adapted to the vast prairies of eastern North America, it is fully herbaceous, very hardy and a perfect partner to attractive bunch grasses. It is tall and forms a substantial bushy, upright, clump that will slowly spread over time.

Large, deeply lobed, almost maple-like leaves grace this...

(Martha Washington's Plume, Prairie Meadowsweet, Queen-of-the-Prairie)

Large, rosy flowers and a shorter stature distinguish this attractive queen-of-the-prairie cultivar. When the foamy blooms first open they are rich rose-pink but as they age they lighten to soft pink. The impressive blooms give credence to the common name, queen-of-the-prairie. Like many herbaceous perennials adapted to the vast prairies of eastern North America, ‘Venusta' is fully herbaceous, very hardy and a perfect partner to attractive bunch grasses. It is robust and forms a substantial bushy,...

(Meadowsweet, Queen-of-the-Meadow )

Clusters of airy white flowers appear on this common Asian and European bog plant in summer. Meadowsweet is a hardy perennial that produces clumps of coarse, compound leaves during the growing months. Though adapted to boggy soils, it also grows well in partially shaded gardens with rich loam.

Dense clumps of coarsely toothed compound leaves are produced in spring. These have prominent dark veins and and are supported by stems that may be pink, beige or green, depending on natural variation....