Family: Rosaceae
Scientific Name: Filipendula ulmaria Variegata
Common Name: Variegated Meadowsweet, Aureo-Varigata Meadowswwet
| Description | A Meadowsweet with dark green leaves and a golden center variegation. |
| Pronunciation | (fil-i-PEN-du-la)(ul-MAH-ree-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full sun, part sun, some shade is needed in warmer hardiness zones |
| Moisture | prefers moist, can burn if allowed to get to dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | white, creamy white 4-6 inch inflorescence |
| Leaves | dark green, yellow center varigation, compound, 7-11 toothed leaflets |
| Stems | rhizomatous |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet by 2-3 feet, busy clumps |
| Maintenance | can be cut back to induce a new flush of foliage |
| Propagation | division, the seeds probaly will produce green plants |
| Native Site | Species is native to Asia and Europe |
| Misc Facts | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),#79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site |
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