Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) — from the riverbank, with foaming, fragrant white flowers. Salicylic acid was first isolated from it, and its old name, Spiraea, gave aspirin its own. Flowers are gathered as they open, for their scent of almond and honey.
Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria
Sowing: under cover, 50–60 days before planting out
Spacing: 40 cm between plants, 50 cm between rows
Germination: 20–30 days at 18–20 °C (sown under cover; not sown directly)
Height: 60–120 cm
Contents: 0.2 g
| Life cycle | Perennial |
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