Filipendula camtschatica

(Pall.) Maxim.

Giant meadowsweet

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Root

The leaves and roots are edible.

Where to Find It

A temperate plant. They grow well beside pools. It is best in damp to wet soils. It needs a sunny location. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. Hobart Botanical Gardens.

Asia, Australia, Japan*, Korea, Manchuria, Siberia, Tasmania,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A clump forming plant which has tubers. It grows 1.2-3 m tall. It spreads 60 cm wide. The leaves are large and dark green and spreading. They are deeply divided and have deep teeth. The end leaflet is rounded. The white flowers have a scent and are in loose panicles.

Notes

There are about 10 Filipendula species. They are usually in moist soils in northern temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms

Ishime-kina, Isime-kut

Filipendula kamtschaticaSpiraea kamtschatica

References (7)

Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 605
Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 102
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Ryan, S., 2008, Dicksonia. Rare Plants Manual. Hyland House. p 103
Slocum, P.D. & Robinson, P., 1999, Water Gardening. Water Lilies and Lotuses. Timber Press. p 119
Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6:248. 1879 "kamtschatica"
Williams, D., 2017, Ainu Ethnobiology. Contributions in Ethnobiology. Society of Ethnobiology.

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