PlantFiles: Lavender Mist Meadow Rue
Thalictrum rochebrunianum

Lovely, delicate bloom that lasts. Although meadow rue is gorgeous in a mass planting, a single plant can be used effectively in a patio garden because of its architectural spine. The lower leaves do fall off -- it's not your fault debilu -so it does need some maintenance. Cut to the ground in the fall.

I planted this last year, and both last year and this year, some of the new leaf growth will wilt and dry. I checked the soil moisture and it seemed to be ok, it is in medium dappled shade - I'm not sure why I get some wilt, unless it needs a bit more sun. It seems to do ok otherwise - it still produces foilage and flowers.

Ooopps! I posted the wrong plant! My comment's for Thalictrum delavayi. It's over there now.....

Reseeds itself regularly. Best in a full patch with multiple plants because the flower head is so wispy that one plant won't show very well. Extremely strong stems, stays upright all season.

Kayzie, if you can collect seedheads from somebody or find seeds, this plant is pretty reliable for seedlings. Get enough of them started and some are bound to survive past the deer!

This is an elegant plant. Sturdy stalk and yet with whispy delicate flowers. Put together with doppled sunlight and you have a meadow aesthetic from heaven. It was in my very first garden and when I moved I was so excited to plant one in my new garden, but alas, the deer loved it too----sheered the foilage of the branches right off and as the plant grew new foilage, the critter came back to eat the next newly grown gourmet meal I was offering in my yard. I am determined to have meadow rue in my life, I'm not just sure how.

the plant will self seed and seeds will 'take' if they are in the right location (some what moist and partial shade). One of my favorite plants.

An elegant plant for the back of the border. Lacy foliage and lavender flowers appear in fluffy clusters in late summer.