Re: Filipendula rubra 'Venustra'

At 04:08 PM 7/28/98 -0600, Myrna Miller wrote:
>Dear Listmembers,
>
>My filipendula, or Meadowsweet, is blooming now, but it is a sorry sight:
>leaning toward the sun, crowded by its neighbors. The current location is
>at the bottom of a steep slope that drops off to a creek, and was chosen
>because it is sunny and moist. (It's the third home that the filipendulas
>have had.) I really love these plants, and would like to do right by them.
>Does anyone else out there grow filipendula rubra 'Venustra', and, if so,
>where do you grow them? I am willing to make a new island bed just to
>showcase these beauties, if necessary. 
>
>Myrna, Zone 3, Montana

Hi Myrna,  I love F. rubra 'Venusta' (we call it Queen of the Prairie) too.
I have had good luck growing it in part shade/part sun in a well composted,
raised bed.  Regular summer water extends the bloom time I have found.  The
clumps can be divided in early spring if desired, but I like a really nice
big clump that creates oohs and aahs while in bloom.  Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon,  Zone 8b


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