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Growth habit at start of bloom

Foliage is attractively palmate with deep veins

In bud and bloom

'Elegans' Japanese Meadowsweet
Filipendula purpurea 'Elegans'

Rosaceae

Reddish stems with serrate, palmately lobed foliage grows up to five feet tall with pale pink/white paniculate cymes.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical

Plant Use: In the back of beds and borders; as a specimen plant.

Propagation:
Light Requirement: full sun full sun/part shade

Flower Color:
pink
white
Bloom Period:
early summer
mid-summer
Height: Minimum: 24 inches      Maximum: 60 inches

Width: Minimum: 36 inches     Maximum: 45 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments:


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