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Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Also called Columbine Meadow Rue, Columbine Leaved Meadow Rue, Meadow Rue, Greater Meadow Rue
French meadow-rue is a clump-forming perennial with airy, columbine-like foliage and fluffy pink flower clusters in early summer. It does best in a sunny or lightly shaded spot with moist but well-drained soil.
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is known by the common names Siberian columbine meadow-rue, columbine meadow-rue, French meadow-rue, and greater meadow-rue. Its native range extends through Europe and temperate Asia, with a naturalized distribution in North America limited to New York and Ontario.
Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is an herbaceous perennial, with leaves composed of frilled leaflets resembling those of aquilegia. In early summer it bears clusters of fluffy pink flowers in flat-topped panicles.
Chinese Meadow Rue · Common meadow-rue · Dwarf Meadow Rue · Lavender Mist Meadowrue · Meadow-rue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thalictrum aquilegiifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
