Filipendula ulmaria MEADOWSWEET (20 seeds)

Meadowsweet, vegetable aspirin or Filipendula ulmaria in Latin is a perennial plant of the Rosaceae family.
It has a very elegant and hairy appearance.
Its stem has an erect, leafy shape and a creeping rhizome.
The plant measures from fifty centimeters to one and a half meters in height.
Its haughty appearance probably made it called meadowsweet.
Its flowers are fragrant white and open in summer, they resemble those of valerian but finer.
Meadowsweet seeds are small and arched, green-yellow in color.

This medicinal plant has been used as an aromatic for creams and desserts, but also for toothpastes and drinks.

Its inflorescences remain an excellent condiment, provided they have been dried for at least a year before use, the maturation allowing the development of natural aromas.

As a herbal tea, it gives a very pleasant infusion.
It can also be macerated in wine or beer to flavor it.

It has many therapeutic properties.
This medicinal plant is often sold mixed with rosemary, black elderberry and small leaved lime.

The time to properly germinate meadowsweet seeds is to sow in March or even April.
You must start by stratifying the seeds for 2 to 3 weeks before germination.
Once stratification is complete, sow the seeds in a box of fine potting soil with a little sand.
Then cover them with 2 to 3 millimeters of substrate then water with a sprayer.
Place the culture in a greenhouse or in a place where the temperature will be at least 20°C.
Germination will begin around 2 to 3 weeks after planting the seedling.

Once the plant aspirin plants are 10cm high, it will then be possible to plant them directly in the garden in a sunny location.

• Exceptional medicinal plant.
• Easy to cultivate, adapts to all types of soil.
• Reproducible seeds and untreated.
• Very hardy and perennial so grows back every year.

Aromatic plant seeds on sale to grow in the garden.