Filipendula
How to Propagate
and Grow Successfully

Filipendula origintae from Europe and Asia and are a genus of perennial flowering gardening plants.

Leaves are green, toothed and fern like or lance shape and dark green and light green or yellow marked.

Flowers are small, rounded and are borne on very dense panicles.

Essential info

Genus: Filipendula

Family: Rosaceae

Species: Purpurea

Common Names: Meadowsweet, Japanese meadowsweet.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 90cm (36inches).

Flowering: From early to mid/late summer.

Where to plant info

Filipendula are a real ornamental gardening plant which will grow exceedingly well in many locations in your garden.

Where: Ideal for middle to back of borders.

Grow them in groups of five or more for best effect.

They are good as cut flowers.

Site: They prefer full sun, they thrive in it!

Filipendula will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any free draining soil.

Propagation info By seed in spring or autumn, fall.

Best germination temperature: 70 deg F.

Time from sowing to germination: 24 - 30 weeks onwards.

They are slow to germinate so you will need a little patience.

How to sow seeds….. read more

Or propagate by division in spring or autumn.

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