Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) organic seeds
- Together with vervain, mistletoe, and watercress, meadowsweet belongs to the 4 holy herbs of the Celtic druids. The blossoms scent gorgeously of honey and vanilla.
- Contents: Approx. 150 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.79
Product number: FIL01-BIO GTIN: 4251420507358
Description
Meadowsweet is a herb blooming creamy-white and foamy at the summer solstice that settles especially in swamps, streams, and riverbanks.
Together with vervain, mistletoe, and watercress, it belongs to the 4 healing herbs of the Celtic druids.
It pleasantly smells like honey and vanilla and was, therefore, often scattered in the home. Furthermore, beekeepers have rubbed out their beehives with it and it was used for beer. Its name, on the one hand, stems from its scent, on the other hand, meadowsweet is a very good honey plant. It has also been used as a dyeing plant.
Meadowsweet is an important indigenous medicinal plant. Its infusion is diuretic, diaphoretic, antipyretic, and mood-lifting. Furthermore, the herb contains salicylic acid what's transformed into natural aspirin inside the body. Therefore, it's often used against colds.
The name meadowsweet derives from mead, honey wine.
Together with vervain, mistletoe, and watercress, it belongs to the 4 healing herbs of the Celtic druids.
It pleasantly smells like honey and vanilla and was, therefore, often scattered in the home. Furthermore, beekeepers have rubbed out their beehives with it and it was used for beer. Its name, on the one hand, stems from its scent, on the other hand, meadowsweet is a very good honey plant. It has also been used as a dyeing plant.
Meadowsweet is an important indigenous medicinal plant. Its infusion is diuretic, diaphoretic, antipyretic, and mood-lifting. Furthermore, the herb contains salicylic acid what's transformed into natural aspirin inside the body. Therefore, it's often used against colds.
The name meadowsweet derives from mead, honey wine.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Herbaceous plant, Marginal pond plant, Wildflower |
|---|---|
| Use | Dye plant, Good insect food plant, Medicinal plant, Ornamental plant, Scented plant |
| Lifecycle | Hardy, Perennial |
| Species | Rosaceae |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe, Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 80-120 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, June |
| Winter hardiness zones | 5 (-30 bis -23 °C) |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, March, September |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 10-18°C |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Soil type | Fresh, Humus-rich, Moist, Nutrient-rich |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Halbschatten |
| Water requirement | High |
| Planting distance | 40 cm |
Sowing and care
Wild perennial and medicinal plant for humid locations. Direct outdoor sowing from mid-March at temperatures from +10°C. Only scatter seeds on the ground and press lightly. Planting distance: 40 cm. Prefers sunny to semi-shady places.
Other names
Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea ulmaria
German: Echtes Mädesüß, Wiesensüß, Wilder Holler, Falscher Holler, Wiesengeißbart, Wiesenspierstaude, Immenkraut, Wurmkraut, Ziegenbart
English: Meadowsweet, mead wort, queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, bridewort
French: Reine-des-prés, ulmaire, fausse spirée
Italian: Olmaria
Spanish: altarcina, altareina, altarreina, espirea, filipéndula, florón: norotil, reina de los prados, reina del prado, ulmaria, ulmarina
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