Variegata meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Variegata' meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata') is a perennial for naturalized areas and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clump up to 48 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. The fragrant flowers draw bees. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with White phlox, Broadleaf cattail, and Ice Follies daffodil.