Queen-of-the-Prairie

Filipendula rubra

This beautiful plant, one of our showiest native species, produces large clusters of small pink blossoms on tall, leafless stems above the large foliage. The panicle of buds and blossoms can be up to one foot long; buds are small and spherical, individual blossoms a bit less than 1/2 inch across.  The large compound leaves consist of leaflets arrayed alternately on a reddish stem; each leaflet is up to 8 inches long and across, and is deeply divided into 2 - 5 pointed lobes with toothed or jagged edges.

2-8 feet, sun - partial sun. Prefers moist ground.

Summer (June-August).

The large leaves are deeply cut, with each lobe jagged-edged.

12 July 2020.

Queen-of-the-Prairie, 12 July 2020.