Early Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
Early meadow-rue is a delicate woodland plant whose dangling, tassel-like flowers and lacy columbine-like foliage catch the light in spring. Deer-resistant and airy for shade.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV