Queen Of The Meadow Plant

This is a relatively low maintenance plant and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season.

Queen of the meadow plant. Northern america europe asia. Queen of the meadow grows to 7 feet tall very graceful. It has been introduced and naturalised in north america. Queen of the prairie is an erect perennial growing from 3 to 6 feet high on a grooved sometimes branched stem which can be green to reddish.

Queen of the meadow is a european introduction and garden escapee that can spread along roadside ditches moist meadows and through wetlands preferring locations with fluctuating water levels. The plant requires a moist soil and partial shade. Zones 3 to 9. It is native throughout most of europe and western asia near east and middle east.

A few great examples include cheyenne sky switch grass carousel little bluestem and blue sedge. It is considered potentially invasive in wisconsin where it is known to spread vegetatively as well as self seed. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. For an eye catching texture contrast add regional grasses.

Variegated queen of the meadow is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Queen of the meadow if you ve ever seen meadowsweet herb growing wild you know why it has been called the queen of the meadow. Evoke a meadow in your landscape by planting queen of the prairie alongside spider flower purple coneflower black eyed susan bee balm salvia lobelia and aster. Leaves are compound having up to 7 lobed leaflets arranged along a reddish leaf stem.

May be a suitable choice in wet areas. Trumpet weed and purple boneset. This ubiquitous plant with brilliantly white flowers dominates the meadows it calls home. The seed is able to float for weeks and can germinate wherever it lands.

Each lateral leaflet has from 2 to 3 deeply cleft lobes. Self sows readily if not deadheaded. Queen of the meadow is also known as joe pye weed gravel root. Queen of the meadow produces clusters of white flowers in early summer.

Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. Queen of the meadow is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Meadowsweet dropwort queen of the prairie queen of the meadows bridewort. The stem is rigid generally hollow tinged with purple above the nodes bearing oblong lanceolate vanilla scented roughish leaves in whorls of 2 5 leaves about 10 inches long.