Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Album'

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

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (bloom) Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (foliage) Σ64, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons