Filipendula rubra
(queen-of-the-prairie)
(queen-of-the-prairie)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 48 – 72 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Bottom
Native Status: IA
Comments & Cautions:
consistently moist soils keep foliage looking good; staking usually not needed
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rounded, flowering stems are upright and slightly arching, seeds to form colonies
Foliage
compound, divided, deep green; medium texture
Flowers
small, pink fragrant; in large terminal plumes; May-June