Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet is a perennial for mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 60 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 3a-9a, RHS H6 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 60 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 3a to 9a and rated H6 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Meadowsweet's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
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Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- American Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'for height behind it
- Common Honeysucklefor height behind it
- Common mallowto flower when it does not
- Coneflower 'Cheyenne Spirit'to edge in front
- Coral Honeysucklefor height behind it
- Cowslipto edge in front