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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment
Needs specific temperature: Germinates best in cool soil.
Suitable for wintersowing
Other info: Seed will die if it dries out. Keep moist or refrigerate.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Tall Meadow Rue
  • Meadow Rue
  • Purple Meadow Rue

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Date: 2015-06-19
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