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filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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gottagarden z5 western NY (
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Sat, May 7, 11 at 6:41
| I've had this plant for a couple of years, it's very pretty. THis year it seems to have spread quite a bit, and I was wondering if anyone has had it for several years and can tell me how aggressive it is. I'm keeping my eye on it . . . |
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RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| We have it in a "wild-waste" area of the yard where it's been quite aggressive spreading out into the lawn. I don't know how it would behave in a drier location. We also have F. ulmara(sp?) Q o Meadow that is not at all aggressive. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| I've found that it comes up in different places each year, almost like the main plant dies out and it sends up shoots further out in the garden. Mine is not what I would call aggressive alhtough I don't like the way it wanders. I only get a handful of shoots each year. It's in a pretty dry location with decent soil. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| I had to put that and some obedient plant and turtle head into their own part of the yard, a semi sunny, semi moist area so they would spread at will and not take over their neighbors. They weren't horribly aggressive, but I had to do more maintaining than I would have liked. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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not horribly aggressive here, in normal soil.In fact, have almost lost it and don't want to lose it, so have recently transplanted some to the boggy area so to ultimately have more of it. Just as an aside, the same loss has hapened here w/ lysimachia punctata and oenothera (missouri sundrops one), plants that some GWers think they'll never be able to get rid of.
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| OK - Thanks, I will keep watching it for a couple years, see how it spreads. We get regular rainfall, so I can't keep it dry. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| it moves around... but doesnt multiply aggressively ... is how i would state it ... and its rather shallow rooted .. and easily pulled out ... ken |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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- Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Sun, May 8, 11 at 10:12
| It won't go anywhere in dry soil except to its grave. I don't have particularly moist soil, so can't comment on the aggressiveness in moister conditions. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| Mine in a moist area requires me dividing it every two or three years, in drier conditions it pretty much stays put for me. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| mine is in sand.. in shade.. in the back yard.. and if it gets watered twice a year its lucky .... that mean DRY!!!! never knew it was a water lover.. but then maybe that is why it has never over run my place ... ken |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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If it is actually a prairie native, I'd think it would not need a lot of rain. I'd say the soil requirements might be deep, loamy but Ken's soil isn't like that....
mt |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| ida hit on what i thought of last night.. when i think of prairie .. and presuming the name actually implies that it is native to said area.. [i am too lazy to google it today] i think of endless miles of grass covered plain.. with little or no man made intervention ... kinda the opposite of anyones backyard eden ... and much closer to the abject neglect with which i treat mine ... lol ken |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| I spent a chunk of my Saturday morning digging Filpendula ulmaria ("Queen of the Meadow") out of my perennial beds - both the giant clump that grew from three small plants put in five years ago, as well as every seedling I could find (it's a promiscuous self-seeder). Aside from the spreading/seeding habit, the tough root system that makes seedlings difficult to pull up, the short-lived white flowers that turn an unattractive brown and the irresistible attraction the plant has for Japanese beetles, it was a valued perennial (not). |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| I have had it for many years and it's very aggressive spreading by runners.. The soil is not wet or dry, just normal. Maybe at some point I might move it but for now it's ok. |
RE: filipendula rubra - queen of the prairie - how aggressive?
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| I love this plant. It takes quite a lot of shade but it is in deep, rich soil here. It spreads but not aggressively--but maybe that's because of the shade. Regarding prairies. There are three different kinds of prairies. tall grass; mixed grass; short grass. Tall grass prairies get a lot of moisture and are often near rivers. Lots of tall plants like Filipendula flourish there as the name indicates. Short grass prairies are quite arid and have different kinds of plants. Mixed grass prairies are a combination of the two types. So "prairie" does not mean one thing. We had a wonderful vacation in the Dakotas a few years ago and I bought some wildflower and nature books that explained a lot. Observing wildflowers and their habitats can teach us a lot about our garden plants. |
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