Thalictrum flavum subsp glaucum

THALICTRUM flavum
subsp glaucum
(THALICTRUM speciosissimum)
Meadow Rue

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 3-4' (90-120cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Yellow

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Magnoliidae (Magnolia Superorder)

Order: Ranunculales (Buttercup Order)

Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Genus: Thalictrum (Meadow Rue)

Species: flavum (yellow)

Subpecies: glaucum (with a powdery bloom)

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Thalictrum flavum subsp glaucum is a useful plant for the back of a border. It is a perennial, forming a basal rosette of bluish leaves similar to those of Aquilegia, with tall branching stems of fluffy yellow flowers in late spring and early summer.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seed pod is a small flattish 'd' shape. Each tiny flower can produce its own seedpod.

Seed
The seeds are small brown grains with pointed ends. There are several seeds in each seedpod.

Seedling
The seedling has bluish divided leaves.

Seed sowing and Germination
Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 16 days.
Seeds sown outside in winter germinated in 129 days.

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	Seed Pod The seed pod is a small flattish 'd' shape. Each tiny flower can produce its own seedpod.
	Seed The seeds are small brown grains with pointed ends. There are several seeds in each seedpod.
	Seedling The seedling has bluish divided leaves.
Seed sowing and Germination Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 16 days. Seeds sown outside in winter germinated in 129 days.