Filipendula rubra (Queen of the Prairie)

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Common Name:  Queen of the Prairie

Attracts:  Butterflies

Use:  Naturalizing or Rain Garden

Light:  Part Shade

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 8   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Moist

Flower Time:  June to August

Flower Color:  Pale Pink

Height:  6'-8'

Notes:  Filipendula rubra (Queen of the Prairie) is a showy, statuesque naturalizing perennial with large pink plumes attracting lots of butterflies.  It can handle full sun, but the leaves can scorch if the soil is dry.

Noted as deer-resistant by UVM. 

Naturalized in all of New England and native to Upper Midwestern US:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).