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Veiny Meadow-rue

Thalictrum venulosum

Family:

Buttercup family - Ranunculaceae

Veiny Meadowrue is a graceful, airy perennial with finely divided, lacy foliage and tall, slender stems.

Woodland garden

Woodland garden

Meadow or Grassland garden

Meadow / Grassland garden

Rain garden

Rain garden

Pollinator garden

Pollinator garden

deer resistant

Deer resistant

Details

Emerges 

May

Seed collection

Flowers

August

white flowers

White

September

Height

20

-

70

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial

Width

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-

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cm

Habit

Forbs

Herbaceous

Herbaceous

Ecology

Supports

Supports songbirds

Songbirds

Providing

Seeds

Seeds

Plants bloom in early to mid-summer and produce clusters of soft, creamy-white flowers on separate male and female plants.

Habitat

Typically found in

prairie, meadows, slopes / banks

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In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Average conditions

Average

Moist conditions

Moist

Light

Partial shade

Part shade

Soil

Average garden soil

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Seeds

Division

Division

Sowing Recommendations

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Sow seeds in Fall

Fall planting

High or easy germination

Landscape

Use for:

Cutting garden

Container garden

Growing Tips

A plant that enjoys the dampness and benefits from mulching to retain soil moisture.

Description

Veiny meadow-rue is noted for its lacy, delicate leaves that bear a resemblance to maidenhair fern or columbine leaves.

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