Family: Rosaceae
Scientific Name: Filipendula ulmaria aurea
Common Name: Meadowsweet Aurea, Filipendula ulmaria Aurea
Description | A Filipendula cultivar grown more for its yellow foliage than the flowers. |
Pronunciation | (fil-i-PEN-du-la)(ul-MAH-ree-ah) |
Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full sun, part sun, some shade is needed in warmer hardiness zones |
Moisture | preferrs moist, can burn if allowed to get to dry |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Temperature | plant holds up better in the cooler climates |
Flowers | white, creamy white 4-6 inch inflorescence, unexceptional flowers |
Leaves | golden yellow, compound, 7-11 toothed leaflets, changes to chartreuse |
Dimensions | 2-3 by 2-3 feet, upright clump |
Maintenance | deadhead to prevent green seedlings, can be cut back to induce a new flush of foliage |
Propagation | division, the seeds probaly will produce green plants |
Misc Facts | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site |
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