Dropwort

9cm Pot, Seed Packet, Seeds (per gram), Wildflower Plugs

Filipendula vulgaris  A lovely plant with fern-like leaves and foamy cream flowers opening from pink buds.

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Latin Name: Filipendula vulgaris

Common Name(s): Dropwort

Plant Type: Perennial

Habitat: Sun

Colour:

White

Height:

60-90cm

Flowering Time:

May - August

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Description

Also known as Fern leaf dropwort, This plant prefers full sun to partial shade. It is more tolerant of dry conditions than most other members of its genus. It is a perennial of chalk and limestone downs and on heaths on other basic rocks. The tuberous roots and young leaves can be cooked as a vegetable or eaten raw as a salad. The taste is bitter sweet. Mature leaves smell of oil of wintergreen or now known as evergreen when crushed.

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Country of Origin

GB

Flowering Time

May, June, July, August

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