Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet (Rosaceae)

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Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet
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The Filipendula ulmaria plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Rosaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Meadowsweet. Some home gardeners know the variety as Spiraea ulmaria. Ulmaria pentapetala.

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Latin Name:  Filipendula ulmaria
Common Name:  Meadowsweet
Family:  Rosaceae
Author:  (L.)Maxim.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.2   Mature Width:  0.4

Habitat:  Wet ground in swamps, marshes, fens, wet woods and meadows, wet rock ledges and by rivers, but not on acid peats[17].

Cultivation Notes: Requires a humus-rich moist soil in semi-shade[200]. Succeeds in full sun only if the soil is reliably moist throughout the growing season[200]. Dislikes dry or acid soils[1, 17]. Does well in marshy soils[24, 200]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. The flowers have a strong sweet smell[4], which for many people is sickly[245]. The leaves are also aromatic[187], though the scent is very different from the flowers[4]. The leaves are pleasantly aromatic[245]. A good bee plant[24, 30]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].

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