• Thalictrum aquilegiifolium &
  • Thalictrum aquilegiifolium &
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Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Album' | tall meadow rue

ARCHIVED PLANT. This page serves as reference only. We are no longer propagating this plant.

Thalictrum are delicate yet stately plants that make a highly decorative, architectural statement in the garden. Easy to grow in sun or shade in fertile soil that does not dry out.

Tall Meadow Rue bears elegant panicles of fluffy, white flowers in late spring or early summer. After the bloom show, ornamental clusters of seeds are held above the gorgeous, glaucous Aquilegia-like foliage. Deer and rabbit tolerant.

Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: perennial
Height: 24 to 36 in.
Spread: 12 to 24 in.
Exposure: full Sun, part-shade
Soil Conditions: moist, average
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Color: pure white
Native Range: Europe and temperate Asia, with a naturalized distribution in North America limited to New York and Ontario

Special Characteristics
  • Deer-resistant
  • Clay tolerant
  • Juglone tolerant
  • Self-seeder
  • Outstanding fall color
  • Snail Resistant
  • See-through plant
image credits

Image 1 (bloom) Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 2 (foliage) Σ64, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Album' | tall meadow rue

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