Meadowsweet Venusta

A cultivar of our native meadowsweet’s American cousin, Filipendula rubra Venusta is a tall, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial for a bog garden or a damp border in larger gardens. The mid-green leaves are palmate (like a grape-vines), about 7”/20cm wide. In late summer it bears beautiful terminal heads of rich pink, candyfloss-like flowers on slender stems. It can spread where it is suited, so choose the site with care. Meadowsweet Venusta holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any reliably moist, even poorly drained, humus-rich soil, clay or loam preferred
Position: Best in full sun; tolerates partial shade
Season of interest: July and August
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height: 5’6” (1.7m) Spread: 3’ (90cm)