get the seeds - thalictrum is easy-peasy to grow from seed and will flower in its second year.
You don't want 1 thalictrum - you want a drift, floating like a field of cow parsley or Queen Anne's Lace.

Thank you, Campanula! It sounds like I will have a nice little seed project next year! I am not sure why this plant is not more commonly available in the States.

So after reading Jelitto's website more closely, it was actually â¬12 per GRAM of seeds. Still not cheap, but much more reasonable.

They state these seeds do not necessarily need a cold period to germinate so I went ahead and ordered some. They were slow to ship but customer service was very reliable and informative.

I sowed them last night in small pots and will now keep my fingers crossed for good germination. I would like to have some nice small plants ready for early fall planting this year, but I still have a few seeds leftover for wintersowing if it doesn't work out.

I now regret not ordering the Gold Nugget (primed for rapid germination) seeds of Thalictrum rochebruneanum...

This post was edited by ispahan on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 17:34