MEADOWSWEET

MEADOWSWEET

Filipendula ulmaria

Meadowsweet is a 1-2m high bush that produces creamy white

bunches of flowers that taste like nectar and have a very strong

sweet smell.  The stem is red to almost purple in colour and the

serrated leaves are dark green on top and whitish grey

underneath.  It flowers from early summer right through to

autumn and attracts many pollinating insects. Both the flowers

and leaves are edible. Meadowsweet has many herbal uses

and traditionally was used to combat acid stomach.  The roots

are used in homeopathy, the flowers in spicing meads.  It has

been used as a base to produce aspirin, black dye can be made

from the roots, tea made from the flowers and leaves. it has also

been used to treat gout, rheumatism, infections, and fevers.

For good germination Meadowsweet requires three factors... the

seeds need cold conditions, they need light, and they need ample

moisture.  Store the seeds in a refrigerator for a month or more

before planting. Make sure the seed raising mix is well composted

so it holds a lot of moisture yet remains free draining and thirdly

press the seeds into the soil without covering them.  Keeping the

soil moist is best affected by covering the seeds with glass or

gladwrap to prevent drying out. The seeds germinate best at

10-13C but do not plant until early spring because they will

remain dormant until then. Transplant into individual pots and

keep moist until the following autumn before transplanting into

the garden in a damp spot with plenty of sunlight.

QTY 250 seeds