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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



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers average to fertile, consistently moist soil. Not drought tolerant and partial shade in hot climates is beneficial. Best grown in full sun to partial shade. Plants can be divied in spring. Plants self-seed and can form large colonies in good conditions. Foliage looks best with consistent moisture but if looking scraggly in summer cut back hard to promote new growth.


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


Genus Overview: Filipendula

Common Name: Queen of the Prairie

Tall, upright, clump-forming perennial. Wide panicles of tiny, fragrant, pink flowers. Blooms early to mid-summer. Deeply cut, compound-pinnate, green leaves. Great for gardens with lots of space, native plant gardens, naturalized areas and moist areas near streams or ponds.