species
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Columbine meadow-rue · Greater meadow-rue · French Meadow-rue
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium is a perennial in the family Ranunculaceae, also known as Columbine meadow-rue, Greater meadow-rue or French Meadow-rue, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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