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    Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'

    Also Known As

    • Thalictrum ichangense Evening Star Strain
    • Evening Star Strain Meadow Rue
    • Evening Star strain Thalictrum
    • Meadow Rue

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 10"-12"
    • W: 10"-12"

    planting zones

    • 6a-9b

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    Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star' plant details

    Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, green and variegated foliage. In fall, spring and summer lavender flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: ranunculaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue, green and variegated
    Mature size: 10 IN - 12 IN - wide, 10 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: lavender blooms in fall, spring and summer
    Uses: container plant, distinctive veining, edging plant, floriferous, long-blooming, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'

    USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
    Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This twinkling perennial gem is a wonder for the shade or woodland garden, with its deep-green foliage overlaid with copper to plum-red and delightful silver-streaked centers. This delicate beauty from China has flower sprays of pale lavender-pink held above the Epimedium-like leaves on wiry stems. A diminutive form reaching just 12" is also perfect for containers. PSh-M

    By: Forestfarm

    Delicate looking woodlander whose best asset is its incredibly elegant velvet foliage, new leaves are distinctly copper bronze... each with a distinct central silver star. Small clusters of lavender-pink flowers float over foliage in late spring to summer. Site where it can be admired and appreciated; a mere 8-10” high and wide; also performs well in pots. A partly shaded to shaded exposure, prefers a well-drained, organic soil and regular moisture.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    Green & silver foliage with lavender flowers

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Thalictrum Evening Star strain is a lovely woodland perennial for beds or containers with leaflets in colours of olive, tan, and copper to red-brown each with a central silver star and held on wiry stems. Hands down some of the best foliage of any shade plant. Tufts of lavender flowers float over the foliage spring through summer. An exciting new perennial for some enchanted evening. Since this is a seed strain, each plant is unique so look for the one that most appeals to you.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    A shimmering herbaceous jewel to add to the shady border or woodland garden. This silver-streaked thalictrum has tones of pewter, metallic plums, and bronzes on its leaves. Delicate flower puffs in pinks and pale lavenders are held above the leaves on wiry stems. Grows to approximately 12" x 12" and performs best in fertile, moisture retentive soil in shade to part shade. Frost hardy to USDA zone 4.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Blooms: summer, lavender, purple, silver and red mottled foliage/ dwarf thalictrum Zone 6-9. 12", China, shade-part sun, moist, humas rich, WD

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    A darling little woodland Meadow Rue, native to China, with forest green to bronze peltate leaves suffused with silver veining. For quite a long time, beginning in early summer, short wiry flowering stems produce spray after spray of lavender tufts. Grows 10" tall and 12" wide.

    By: Avant Gardens

    White veins pierce rounded bronze green leaves on this choice selection. Lavender flowers spring to summer. 8" tall perennial.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    A lovely woodland and shade container perennial with foliage like an Epimedium. Leaflets colored olive, tan, and copper to red-brown are held on wiry stems; each with a central silver star. Tufts of lavender flowers float over the foliage spring through summer. An exciting new perennial for some enchanted evening.

    By: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

    Gardening facts about Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star' plant

    How to Grow Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • lavender

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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