Meadow Rue 'Black Stockings'
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Black Stockings'
Meadow Rue 'Black Stockings' is a perennial for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering Jun, Jul.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 60 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 5a-8b, RHS H7 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
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 5a to 8b and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Meadow Rue 'Black Stockings''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
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- 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:
- Astilbe 'Visions'to edge in front
- Autumn Crocus 'Waterlily'to edge in front
- Barrenwort 'Orange Queen'to edge in front
- Bergenia 'Purpurea'to edge in front
- Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'to flower when it does not
- Bleeding Heart 'Luxuriant'to edge in front
Garden styles
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: