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Thalictrum ichangense Dwarf meadowrue, Chinese meadowrue, in China called “dun ye tang song cao” Z 5-7
Airy sprays of palest of pink flowers in early summer & sporadically reblooming
Airy sprays of palest of pink flowers in early summer & sporadically reblooming. Pretty foliage – flushed with purple and marbled grey, think Begonia leaves.
Size: 6” x 6”
Care: shade to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: forests and damp rocky ledges in Western ChinaDescribed in literature 1888. Collected for the West by Augustine Henry (1857-1930) Irishman who went to China as a physician in the Imperial Maritime Customs Service and stayed 20 years hunting the plants of central China. He collected about 5000 new plants. Used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Thalictrum lucidum Shining meadowrue Z 4-8
creamy, fluffy puffs, smelling of roses, atop glossy, dark green leaves
In midsummer creamy, fluffy puffs, smelling of roses, atop glossy, dark green leaves. Tall, dark & handsome.
Size: 3-6’ x 20”
Care: sun to part shade, moist to moist well drained soil
Native: France & Spain
Awards: Rated as excellent by the Chicago Botanic Garden.Lucidum means “bright, shining.” Collected before 1736.
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Thalictrum minus ‘Adiantifolium’ Fernleaf meadowrue Z 5-9
Yellowish flowers in spring
In spring loose panicles of tiny yellowish flowers top fern-like ornamental foliage, 3′ tall.
Size: 36" x 24"
Care: part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant.
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Attracts Black swallowtail butterfly
Awards: Rated as excellent by the Chicago Botanic Garden.Grown by English herbalist Gerard in the 1590’s.
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Thalictrum polygamum syn. T. pubescens Tall Meadowrue, King of the meadow Z. 4-8
Showy, delicate ivory stamens July to September
Showy, delicate ivory stamens July to September
Size: 3-8’ x 4’
Care: part shade to shade in moist soil
Native: along streams & ponds from Newfoundland west to the Mississippi River & south to Mississippi
Wildlife Value: Attracts Black swallowtail butterfly
Awards: Rated as “excellent” by the Chicago Botanic Garden
Size: Iroquois smashed this Meadowrue to wash their heads and necks for nosebleeds. They also used it to remedy gall ailments. For the Montagnais its leaves flavored salmon.Thalictrum is from Greek meaning “to flourish” or “look green.” Collected before 1793. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
