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Meadow Rue
This gardening shade flower grows to 6 feet and spreads to 2 to 4 feet. It does best in humus rich, moist well drained soil. Bloom time late Spring to early Summer. Blooms will last up to 2 months.
Propagation by division or by seeds collected from your flowers can be sown immediately. Seed from a package is less reliable. These shade tolerant flowers don't like to be moved, so be careful when dividing. There are many to choose from, color, foliage, flower shape and height. The leaves differ as well, check your catalogs for the one for your garden. A rich humus soil, well drained. Mulch Spring and Fall to keep the roots moist in Summer and to protect in the Winter
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Meadow-Rue is one of those wonderful flowers with big round puffy flower heads. they come in lilac, pink, purple, white and yellow. Their leaves are bluish green, open and showy. The entire plant is open and showy I should say.
