Plant Library

Meadow Rue Purple

Common Name: Meadow Rue

Botanical Name: Thalictrum

Variety: Purple

Blossom Color: Cream

Bloom Time: Jun-Jul

Zone: 3 to 8

Exposure: Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 6'

Mature Width: 2-3'

Notes: This tall, graceful beauty enjoys moderately wet soil and will reward you with delicate, yellow, tassle-like flowers in late spring. Its strong purple stems will hold up to the wind.