Meadowsweet - 100 fresh seeds - Filipendula Ulmaria - mead wort - queen of the meadow - lady of the meadow - bridewort

🌱 Filipendula Ulmaria — Meadowsweet, Mead Wort, Queen of the Meadow, Lady of the Meadow, Bridewort

Meadowsweet is a perennial herb, consisting of 100 fresh seeds. It belongs to the Rosaceae family, known for its key selling points including its medicinal properties and ornamental value.

🌿 Botanical Description

Meadowsweet is a herbaceous perennial plant with a powerful, thick rhizome. The stem is erect, leafy, and reaches a height of 10-60 cm or more. The leaves are large, up to 30 cm in length, with stipules and short petioles. They are corrugated along the veins. The flowers have a concave hypanthium, are small (5-8 mm in diameter), white, and 5-membered. They are collected in very large numbers in a widely spreading paniculate-corymbose apical inflorescence. Blooming occurs in July-August. The fruit is a multi-nutlet, with bare, sickle-shaped, spirally twisted nuts.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds 1-2 cm deep in the spring or fall, after stratification for 30-60 days.
• Germination temperature: 15-20°C, germination time: 1-3 weeks.
• Soil type: well-drained, pH: 6.0-7.0.
• Watering and fertilization: moderate, avoid overwatering.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Meadowsweet is native to Europe and Asia, growing in a variety of habitats, including wet meadows, along streams, and in woodland edges. It thrives in areas with full sun to partial shade and moist, fertile soil.

✨ Interesting Facts

Meadowsweet has been used in traditional medicine for centuries, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It is also a popular ornamental plant, valued for its white flowers and attractive foliage. In the past, meadowsweet was used as a flavoring agent in beer and mead, hence its common name 'mead wort'. It is also known as 'queen of the meadow' or 'lady of the meadow' due to its regal appearance.