These estimates for how long Double meadowsweet takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average days | Min days | Max days (0)
Average days | Min days | Max days (0)
Average 1226 days | Min 1108 days | Max 1461 days (6)
The latin ‘flore plena’ means “with double flowers”.1
Filipendula, commonly called meadowsweet, have long been grown as popular garden ornamentals in temperate climates (most are hardy to zone 3). Before becoming popular as a garden plant, meadowsweet was used as a herbal. Filipendula vulgaris (aka F. hexapetala) was used to flavour mead. It was from the flowerhead of F. ulmaria that salicylic acid was first derived (and I thought it was from willow!). Even modern day herbalists use Filipendula to relieve pain from arthritis, headache, peptic ulcers and gastritis. The rhizomes and young leaves of F. vulgaris are sometimes eaten in salads.
Dropwort
Filipendula vulgaris