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Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet

Other names:

  • Meadowsweet

  • Bittersweet

  • Bridewort

  • Courtship and matrimony

Family - Rosaceae| Genus - Filipendula 

Flower:

  • June - September

Soil:

Moist / Poor drainage

Clay, Loam

Acid, Neutral

Height:

  • Up to 1.25m

Identifying Features:

  • Densely packed together white flowers

  • Erect stem

  • Green leaves, silver underside

About

The Meadowsweet is actually a member of the rose family. It’s at home in wet ditches and river banks. In the summer it bursts with white flowers and the sweet smell has temped these plants in to peoples gardens. The flowers are edible and are sometimes used in beer and wine recipes

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