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Filipendula

Filipendula

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A group of flowering plants in the rose family like meadowsweet
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Filipendula
  • The Filipendula plant is known for its beautiful flowers.
  • Filipendula palmata

Examples

  • Botanists studied the medicinal properties of several Filipendula species found in Europe.

  • Gardeners often plant Filipendula for its attractive foliage and blossoms.

  • The Filipendula in the meadow produced clusters of delicate white flowers in early summer.

  • Have you seen the Filipendula in the garden?

  • She says the pale-pink to white Filipendula palmata is one of her favorite plants.

  • In early summer, the giant Allium christophii works well with Astilbe Deutschland, and purple Japanese iris pairs with Filipendula palmata.

  • Continuing outward, he added plants that would love the soggy soil: Filipendula, Sanguisorba, Silphium.

Surface Forms

Filipendula main

Etymology

Filipendula comes from Latin parts filum 'thread' and pendulus 'hanging', because the plant has small root bulbs that seem to hang on thin threads. So the name fits this group of flowering plants, including meadowsweet.