Evening Star meadow rue
Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
'Evening Star' meadow rue (Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. It grows about 12 inches tall and blooms in spring and again in summer. Butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Rainbow's End hosta, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.