A tall Thalictrum that blooms earlier than most others.
Pronunciation
(tha-LICK-trum)
Plant Type
All Plants, Wild Flowers
Hardiness Zone
3-8
Sunlight
part shade, shaded
Moisture
average, moist prefered
Soil & Site
average, moist, growing in rich woods, low thickets, marshes, swamps, wet meadows and stream/river banks
Flowers
white, tiny, apetalous
Fruit
drooping achenes, 3 small wings
Dimensions
can reach over 3 feet tall by 3 feet spread
Maintenance
will naturalize in proper sites
Propagation
seeds
Native Site
Newfoundland to Ontario south to Illinois, Mississippi and Georgia
Misc Facts
Thalictrum comes from the Greek word thaliktron which was a name used by Dioscorides to describe a plant in this genus. Pubescens refers to the downy hairs on the leaves.
Notes & Reference
#144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org),
#233-Go Botany (www.gobotany.newenglandwild.org)