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Thalictrum flavum
Also called Yellow Meadow Rue
Common meadow-rue is a hardy herbaceous perennial that forms clumps of fluffy, fragrant yellow flowers in summer, best in moist, sunny to lightly shaded spots. It is a species native to temperate Europe, Asia and North Africa, and it is grown in gardens for its airy flowers and fern-like foliage.
Thalictrum flavum, known by the common names common meadow-rue, poor man's rhubarb, and yellow meadow-rue, is a flowering plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. Its native range covers temperate regions of Eurasia and North Africa. Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an herbaceous perennial producing clusters of fluffy yellow fragrant flowers in summer.
It is very widespread, and is native to temperate regions of Asia, Northern Africa and Europe.
French Meadow-rue · Chinese Meadow Rue · Dwarf Meadow Rue · Lavender Mist Meadowrue · Meadow-rue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thalictrum flavum 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.
