Early Meadow-Rue is an upright herbaceous perennial with lacy grey-green compound foliage.  Nodding clusters of white to white-purple flowers with exagerrated tassel like stamen that can be fully yellow or yellow-and-purple depending on the flowers sex bloom in early spring.  Grows best in part sun and rich well-drained soils.  Sensitive to heat and humidity and foliage may die back in mid summer.

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	Europe, Central Asia
Height:	1' - 2'
Spread:	1’ - 2'
Spacing:	1.5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 8
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases. Powdery mildew is only an occiational problem.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Brunnera, Helleborus

IMAGE: Prides Corner, Thalictrum dioicum, (2) Jason Sturner from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, Thalictrum dioicum (1), CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.