Meadowsweet crown - Filipendula ulmaria

Meadowsweet crown – Filipendula ulmaria

$8.00

Sweet Fragrant Herb | Natural Aspirin Plant | Damp Garden Beauty

This is for 1 bare rooted dormant crown that will start growing in Spring. Plant as soon as you receive it.

Bring Sweetness and Healing to Your Garden

Add elegance and traditional herbal wisdom with Meadowsweet crowns. This graceful perennial forms clumps of deeply veined, fern-like green leaves and produces tall, feathery plumes of creamy-white flowers in mid to late summer. The flowers have a delightful sweet, almond-honey fragrance that fills the air — especially on warm evenings.

Meadowsweet is a classic cottage garden and herb garden plant, thriving in moist spots where many other plants struggle. Perfect for damp borders, pond edges, bog gardens, and wildlife-friendly areas.

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Description

Traditional & Medicinal Uses

Meadowsweet has a long, respected history in European herbal medicine:

  • Pain & Inflammation Relief: Contains natural salicylates (the original source of aspirin). Traditionally used for headaches, fever, joint pain, arthritis, and muscle aches.
  • Digestive Support: Soothes stomach acidity, heartburn, ulcers, and diarrhoea. Often called “the herbal antacid” for its balancing effect on the digestive system.
  • Fever & Cold Relief: Gentle diaphoretic that helps reduce fevers and supports the body during colds and flu.
  • Skin & Wound Care: Used externally in washes or salves for minor skin irritations and inflammation.
  • Other Traditional Uses: General tonic, urinary support, and gout relief.

Note: Because it contains salicylates, use with caution if you are sensitive to aspirin, pregnant, or on blood-thinning medication. Always consult a qualified herbalist or healthcare provider before using medicinally.

Why Grow Meadowsweet?

  • Beautiful, sweetly scented flowers loved by bees and pollinators
  • Excellent for damp or heavy soils
  • Tall, architectural presence in the garden
  • Hardy perennial that returns stronger each year
  • Valuable traditional medicinal herb
  • Deer resistant and low-maintenance once established

Ideal for New Zealand: Thrives in the cool, moist climate of Canterbury and other temperate regions.

How to Grow Meadowsweet Crowns

Planting:

  • Plant crowns in spring or autumn.
  • Set crowns just below soil level, spacing 45–60 cm (18–24 inches) apart.
  • Water thoroughly after planting.

Soil & Care:

  • Prefers moist to wet, fertile soil (loves clay and heavy soils that hold moisture).
  • Full sun to partial shade.
  • Keep consistently moist — ideal near water features or in damp garden beds. Mulch to retain moisture.
  • Low-maintenance. Cut back spent flower stalks after blooming.

Growth & Harvest:

  • Height: 90–150 cm (3–5 feet)
  • Spread: 45–60 cm
  • Blooms: Mid to late summer (creamy-white fragrant plumes)
  • Harvest: Pick leaves and flowers during bloom for teas and preparations. Roots can also be used but are less common.
  • Divide clumps every 3–4 years in spring or autumn to keep plants vigorous.

Meadowsweet is a tough, rewarding perennial that’s surprisingly easy in the right spot.

Ready to grow this fragrant, healing beauty?

Limited seasonal stock! Available May – Sept while stocks last

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