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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
On Feb 18, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote:
Zone 4a hardy - they're more commonly sold those days - but can be frustrated to grow - taller plants or weeds love to overtake them in my yard but have a interesting relationship in one area with some pussytoes - actually last year (2007) the meadowrue seem to be driving the pussytoes back in an spot that got a shot of direct full every day so shade and some sun plants mix together! Woodland shade. Good plants for shade rock gardens.
On May 25, 2004, MN_Darren from Saint Paul, MN wrote:
Among the short species of Thalictrum, this one is the most beautiful and well-behaved. First the bad news: it's hard to find and expensive. It grows fairly slowly, creeping underground and almost never reseeding. Now the good news: It has beautiful, long lasting flowers similar to the T. aquilegiafolium. It's really short--like 3", so it works very well for alpine gardens, among low growing, non-invasive plants. I can imagine using them in very formal situations, or as a ground cover among Oriental lilies or Spring bulbs, but I have not gotten a significant volume of them yet. In Minnesota, don't expect to see Spring shoots until Mid-May. They are small and fragile, so mark the area, but be prepared for several inches of movement. Don't let anything crowd them out.
Has rounded, 3-5 lobed, dark blue-green leaflets. Bears loose corymbs of a few, tiny, pale mauve/pink flowers which gives the appearance of a small powderpuff.
Flowers May-July
Needs a cool, moist, fertile, acid peat soil in partial shade. Flowers best in regions where the Spring and Summer is cool and damp.
On Mar 19, 2001, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Mounds of basal foliage resemble Maidenhair fern. In early summer, lavender flowers appear to float above the foliage.
Great for woodland settings, creeps slowly to fill in.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mount Prospect, Illinois Minneapolis, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Louis, Missouri Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Lexington, Virginia Seattle, Washington
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