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Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum | yellow meadow rue


This plant will not be available in 2026, however, propagation is planned/underway. Please sign up for the waitlist below to receive updates on availability in future years.


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.

Yellow Meadow Rue has striking silver-blue lacy foliage and fragrant clouds of fluffy, yellow flowers. Deer resistant.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: perennial
Height: 24 to 48 in.
Spread: 24 to 48 in.
Exposure: full sun
Soil Conditions: moist, average
Bloom Time: June to July
Bloom Color: yellow
Native Range: Caucasus and Russia

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

Image 1 (blooms) cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum (yellow meadow rue)
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