Filipendula kamtschatica
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −40 °C
Cultivation
Requires a humus-rich moist soil in semi-shade. Dislikes dry or acid soils. Does well in marshy soils. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Plants are hardy to about -25°c. A good bee plant, the flowers also attract flies. The flowers have a powerful, sweet scent when inhaled from a distance, though there are fishy undertones when inhaled near to. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer if they have grown enough. If not, keep them in a cold frame for the winter and plant them out in late spring. Division in autumn or winter. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Edible uses
Young shoots - raw. Leaves - cooked. Root - raw or cooked.
Habitat
High grass meadows.
Native range
E. Asia - Japan, Siberia.