Purple Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Also known as: Tall Meadow Rue
Tall airy meadow rue with purple-tinged stems and fluffy white-to-pinkish flowers (no petals — just stamens). Lacy columbine-like foliage. Wind-pollinated, dioecious.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, WA, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
More Thalictrum species
- Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
- Early Meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum)
- King-of-the-Meadow (Thalictrum pubescens)