Description

Slender and branchy red stems produces stunning fluffy plumes of small white-pink flowers above medium green toothed foliage; good for cutting gardens, backs of borders or used in dried bouquets

Landscape Attributes

Elegans Siberian Meadowsweet is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

Elegans Siberian Meadowsweet is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Elegans Siberian Meadowsweet will grow to be about 32 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 32 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.