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botanical name:
Filipendula vulgaris 'Multiplex'
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common name: Dropwort
synonyms: Filipendula vulgaris 'Flore Pleno', Filipendula vulgaris 'Plena'
family: Rosaceae
characteristics:
perennial
height: 0.60m width: 0.45m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: ferny
leaf colour: green
flower colour: white
main period of interest: Summer
growing conditions:
full sun, moist soil
prefered soil pH: alkaline
minimum temperature: -29°C
USDA zone: 4 to 8
description:
Rosettes of ferny, finely divided, toothed leaves. In summer, bronze buds open to drooping panicles of creamy-white double flowers.
cultivation:
Prefers alkaline soil, somewhat drier than other species, and full sun.
propagation:
From seed or division of rhizomes.
other notes:
From Europe and North and Central Asia.