Thalictrum delavayi

Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese meadow-rue,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to China. Growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with leaves divided into many small leaflets, and panicles of lilac flowers with green or white stamens in summer.[3][4]

Thalictrum delavayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species:
T. delavayi
Binomial name
Thalictrum delavayi
Synonyms[1]

The specific epithet delavayi honours the 19th century French explorer and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay.

The species[2] and the double-flowered cultivar 'Hewitt's Double'[5] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

  • foliage
  • flowers
  • ’Hewitt’s Double’

References
  1. "Thalictrum delavayi Franch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum delavayi". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. "Thalictrum delavayi". UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'". Retrieved 5 June 2013.


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