Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris

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Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

Dropwort is closely related to but smaller than meadowsweet. The flowerheads are slightly larger and the lovely creamy-white flowers are clearly tinged red on the outside. It has smaller, feathery, pinnate leaves which are green and shiny on both sides.

Dropwort will withstand drier, limier conditions than its larger relative and is often found in meadows and on downland.

Animals

Buff-tailed bumble bee, Common carder bumble bee, Honey bee, Red-tailed bumble bee, Syrphus ribesii, White-tailed bumble bee

Foliage	Green
Flower	White, June to August
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native