Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' is a tall herbaceous perennial with cloud-like clusters of small, fragrant pink flowers.
Description:
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' is known as meadowsweet or queen of the prairie. It is a tall, 4-8 feet high, stately, super hardy perennial with gorgeous, cloud-like, sprays of small pink flowers from deeper pink buds. Both the flowers and the bright green, deeply cut foliage are fragrant. Its upright form provides dramatic effect in the back of the border, as an accent plant, in cottage garden plantings, and along streams and ponds. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Meadowsweet
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 6-10'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp habitats including streamsides and wet ditches in much of Eastern North America.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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