Filipendula ulmaria

Genus: Filipendula

Species: ulmaria

Family Name: Rosaceae

Seed Catalogue No.: 593F

English Name(s): Meadowsweet

Hardiness: Hardy

Lifecycle: Perennial

Colour: White Cream

Flowers: June, July, August, September

Lighting Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Type: Clay, Loam

Soil Acidity: Alkaline, Neutral, Acid

Germination Instructions

Sow indoors Mar-May. Surface sow onto moist, well-drained seed compost. Just cover seed with a sprinkling of soil. Place in a propagator. Ideal temp. 20-25°C. Do not exclude light. Keep moist at all times. Germination takes 3-4 weeks approx. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 8cm pots and grow on in cooler conditions. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed.

Growing Instructions

Prefers a fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in full or partial sun. Will not tolerate waterlogged soils. Ideal for wet woodlands, damp meadows, ditches or pond margins.

Cultivation Instructions

Will self-seed, deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season. Cut the plant back after flowering ceases. Propagate by seed or by division in spring. In a sunny location the plant will spread via seed. If you wish to sow this fresh seed do so immediately in autumn. In a shadier location the plant will spread via its rhizatomous root.

When to Sow

• Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
• Flowers/Harvest

Approximate number of seeds per packet: 513

Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.