| Description | Meadow Sweet (Filipendula ulmaria 'aurea') A Meadow Sweet cultivar is grown more for its chartreuse/yellow foliage than the flowers. |
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| 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 | AKA: Meadow Sweet, Queen of the Prairie |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site |
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