Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
Golden Meadowsweet, Queen of the meadows, European meadowsweet
- Height × spread
- 0.9m × 0.3m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a good, low growing, gold foliaged, plant with oval, crinkled leaflets. There are small white flowers which don't add much to the beauty of the plant and could just as well be removed. The foliage can scorch in strong sun unless grown in a very moist spot; elsewhere, a site with some shade at the height of the day could be beneficial.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, honey-almond
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 0.9m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Scented garden, Herb garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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