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Venusta meadow sweet
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
Not Native
- Synonyms
- Queen of the prairie
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 ft. to 8.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Alkaline/High pH, Clay, Loam, Neutral pH, pH adaptable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
It is unclear if this cultivar meets the City of Fort Collins definition of a “native selection”. Filipendula rubra is native to a few midwestern states, the Great Lake states, and the northeastern U.S.
Tolerant of clay soils.