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'Cotton Candy' Meadow Rue Thalictrum hybrid

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
3'6" 2' 1.1m 61cm
Height: 3'2" - 3'6"
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 97cm - 1.1m
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
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  • Details

    38 - 42 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    97cm - 1.1m
    46cm - 61cm
    46cm - 61cm

    Features

    This upright selection creates a dense pillar of foliage before being topped with wispy lavender flowers. ‘Cotton Candy’ is well balanced with flowers sitting just above the foliage. The columnar habit is perfect for adding height to small spaces.

    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    38 - 42 Inches 97cm - 1.1m
    Spacing: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Lavender pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Best in average, well-drained soils. Does well in full sun but prefers dappled shade. Meadow Rue are not commonly bothered by browsing deer and rabbits.

    'Cotton Candy' Thalictrum hybrid USPPAF, Can PBRAF
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