THALICTRUM 



(An ancient Greek plant name derived from tkallo, to bloom) 

 Ranunculacea 



37. Thalictrum aquilegifolium, var. roseum 

 English Names: Meadow-rue, Feathered or Tufted columbine. 



EUROPE, N. ASIA MID-MAY TO MID-JULY 



FEATHERY rose-colored flowers in large fluffy clusters, borne on 

 erect forking stems one to four feet high. Leaves three lobed, deli- 

 cately attached to long side stems, dark green, and resembling the foliage 

 of the Columbine, or, on 

 a very large scale, the 

 maidenhair fern; persist- 

 ent and very decorative. 



Excellent for the her- 

 baceous border or for 

 naturalizing in front of 

 shrubbery. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any good, well- 

 drained loam, in sun or 

 partial shade. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division in early spring. 



T. aquile gifolium. 

 The type of which this 

 plant is a variety has 

 whitish yellow flowers. 

 Excellent. 



