Plant Overview
A beautiful, uncommon double form of the purple Meadowsweet. Tall plumes of double pinky-purple flowers in July and August.
Happy in most soils in semi-shade or full sun.
Suitable for cut flowers.
Height and spread: 90 x 45 cm
The name Filipendula comes from the Latin ‘filum', meaning thread and ‘pendulus’, meaning drooping. Purpurea means purple, but is likely to refer to the stems and foliage, rather than the flower colour.
Common name: Double Purple Meadowsweet