Golden-Leaved Queen-Of-The-Meadow
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Biocultural value
Flower buds contain salicylic acid, a precurser to the synthesized form, acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin.
Location
Source of plant
The Plantsmen, Forestfarm Nursery, Irene Lekstutis
Description
One of the most attractive of foliage plants in the spring, producing its beautifully divided and veinedleaves in a basal clump and also up the flowering stems. They are vivid golden green, in some lightspure yellow, becoming creamy-yellow in summer where the sun strikes them. The flowers are insignificant. Plants 3' tall, 1' wide.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics, medicinal/pharmaceutical