Thalictrum

Meadow Rue

Oh dear, another addictive family of hardy herbaceous perennials! Lots of unusual species to choose from and some new breeding between them. Mostly tight clump formers with airy upright flowers in summer.

This is one of those genera of plants where a very small number are known by gardeners, and those are not the best plants in tha family.  The more we investigate Thalictrum the more interesting, garden worthy, species and cultivars we find, and it is becoming apparent that others are at it too!  On the whole they are a group of clump forming herbaceous perennials where the foliage is as interesting as the flowers, and where the flowers are often (usually?) without petals.

Thalictrum are typified by their divided, usually ferny foliage which is often greyish, the young foliage even blueish or purpleish.  Stems are usually wiry, strong and upright, in many cases dark in contrast with the greyish foliage.  Flowers range from yellow and creamy white, through pinks to the more common lavender, lilac and purple.

Most Thalictrum are perfectly hardy in the UK given drained, but ordinary soil in sun or perhaps light shade for some species.

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Thalictrum aquilegifolium 'Album'

Thalictrum aquilegifolium 'Album'£6.50

A lovely fluffy white flowered form of this classic cottage garden perennial. Clumps of Aquilegia-like foliage emerge in late winter and the flowers from mid-spring to 90cm. Good soil in light shade.


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Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum

Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum£4.50

Clumps of blue-grey foliage and strong stems topped with clouds of pale yellow flowers in summer. Syn. T sphaerostachyum. Good soil in sun, 1.6m.


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Thalictrum lucidum

Thalictrum lucidum£4.50

Clumps of upright stems topped with attractive frothy heads of creamy yellow flowers in summer to 1.5m. Unusual olive green finely divided leaves. Good soil in sun.


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Thalictrum pubescens

Thalictrum pubescens£4.50

A tall Meadow Rue with fluffy creamy white filamentous flowers over glaucous foliage to 1.8m. Good or even damp soil in sun or part shade.


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Thalictrum sachalinense RBS0279

Thalictrum sachalinense RBS0279£4.50

Rarely seen this far east Russian species makes clumps of attractive fine-cut grey-green foliage and heads of creamy yellow flowers to about 75cm. Average soil in sun or light shade.


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Thalictrum sp. MCW109

Thalictrum sp. MCW109£5.00

A Michael Wickenden collection (Yunnan?) with early growth, dark stems quickly ascending to 1m-1.4m with loose heads of creamy flowers in late spring.


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