Filipendula ulmaria

Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet. A familiar sight on the banks of streams or wet ditches, our native meadowsweet is a vigorous, easy-to-grow plant that's ideal for boggy areas of the garden or beside water. Handsome, deeply veined leaflets are held on arching stems, topped with fluffy sprays, up to 25cm across, of creamy-white flowers in summer. The plant forms clumps of upright growth, but will self seed freely in the the right spot. Height 90cm. Full sun or partial shade.

Medicinally the whole plant is used mainly to treat stomach problems such as acid. The flowers can be used in a tea to ease flu symptoms.