Filipendula purpurea Alba
Filipendula purpurea Alba
Filipendula purpurea Alba
Filipendula purpurea Alba
Filipendula purpurea Alba
Filipendula purpurea Alba
Meadowsweet
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Description
The Filipendula purpurea 'Alba', also known as the Meadowsweet, is a robust and hardy perennial that thrives in moist soil. It has beautiful deciduous green leaves that are finely cut and reddish-purple stems. Its numerous delicate white flowers, lightly dusted with pink, are grouped in very airy corymbs and attract pollinators from June to July. Both wild and elegant, it is suitable for different types of gardens and does not require monitoring.
The Meadowsweet has been known for centuries for its many virtues. Firstly, aromatic: it perfumes wines, beers, and mead. But also medicinal, a sacred plant for druids, it is used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic etc. In our gardens, it is mainly decorative: Long branching stems start from its rhizomatous stump, carrying large shiny leaves of a vibrant green. These are composed of several leaflets, distinctly crenate and pinnate, with a wavy surface that pleasantly reflects light. The last one being deeply divided into a palmate shape for the 'Alba' variety. At the end of the stems, fluffy corymbs sway in the wind. They are made up of multiple small white flowers lightly scented, with prominent stamens that give it a lot of charm.
The 'Alba' Purple Meadowsweet is a medium-sized perennial reaching a height of 70cm (28in), making it suitable for creating a lush, soft, and wild background for small gardens. It withstands cold temperatures (-15°C (5°F)) and enjoys both sunny and semi-shaded exposures. Its only requirement is not to tolerate soils that are at risk of drying out. It will then need to be watered. If you have large beds near a pond, it will find its place behind small clumps, such as perennial Geraniums and Heucheras, and in front of tall, airy plants, such as Angelicas and Asters.
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Filipendula
purpurea
Alba
Rosaceae
Meadowsweet
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Planting and care
The Filipendula purpurea 'Alba' thrives in moist to wet soil in spring or autumn. It is a low-maintenance plant, hardy up to -15°C (5°F), that can tolerate average or heavy soil as long as it remains moist. However, it performs best in rich and humus-rich soil, in full sun or partial shade. During particularly dry summers, we recommend closely monitoring the watering to prevent it from becoming fragile, as this would make it susceptible to mildew.
Simply cut back the flower stalks at the end of summer to maintain it.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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