Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'

Queen of the Prairie


Photo courtesy of Growing Colors

  • Dense panicles of deep-pink flowers
  • Strong upright stems
  • Tall native with coarse foliage
  • Blooms mid-summer
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Fragrant
Fragrant
Mass Planting
Mass Planting
Native
Native
Salt Tolerant
Salt Tolerant


Height: 6-8 ft
Spread: 3-4 ft
Spacing: 3-4 ft
Price Level 1: $24.99 ea.~#2
Bloom Color: Pink
Zone: 3-9
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Mass Planting
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Native
  • Fragrant
  • Water's Edge / Bog Plant
  • Fast Growing
  • Naturalizing
  • Border or Bed
  • Vigorous
  • Salt Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Dark Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Wet Soil/Wetlands
  • Keep Well-Watered
  • Moist, Well-Drained