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Susan C. Dunlap
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Butterflies in Mind -- Perennials
Susan C. Dunlap
Butterflies in Mind - Perennials. This book is a definitive guide to perennial nectar plants preferred by US butterflies. It empowers you to feed, attract, support (and help identify) nectar-feeding butterflies that reside in the US....

Filipendula ulmaria

Family: Rosaceae

Common names: DROPWORT, MEADOWSWEET

Native to: Europe, Western Asia

Sentiment: uselessness

Plant

Type: perennial

Forms: clumping, erect

Max height: 6.6 feet

Max width: 6.6 feet

Flower

white/off white

Leaf

green

Horticulture

Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly

Exposure: part shade, sun

Propagates by: seed

flowers in summer

Soil type: well drained

USDA Zones: zone 3 -40 f, zone 4 -30 f, zone 5 to -20 f, zone 6 to -10 f, zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f

Temp. range: -40 to +30 °F

Water: moist, regular

Filipendula ulmaria, a Rosaceae also known as MEADOWSWEET or DROPWORT, has many fine qualities including its use as a 'strewing' plant – a plant strewn about the floor to provide a natural room deodorizer. A European and Western Asia native, it is edible and is used as flavoring. This plant thrives in Zones 3-9, blooms in summer, grows in sun or part shade, and can become a towering 6 1/2 feet tall and wide. It prefers regular to moist watering in well drained soil.

In addition to the butterflies that feed on plants in the Rosaceae family (listed on the left), Filipendula ulmaria in particular attracts Satyrium calanus, BANDED HAIRSTREAK.

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