Types and popular varieties of Labaznika (meadowsweet)

Meadowsweet is an ornamental plant with healing properties. Found widespread use mainly in traditional medicine.

To many, it is also known as tavolga. In nature, there are a large number of species and varieties of meadowsweet.

In this article we consider the most common types of it.

Common (Filipendula vulgaris)

This species can be found in the mountains, steppe and forest-steppe zones. Often found in the mountainous part of Spain, Northern Turkey, Iran, North-West Africa. The height of this species is 40-60 cm, in rare cases it reaches 1 m. The flowers have a diameter of about 1 cm and have a white or cream color, the inflorescence is approximately 15 cm in length. Flowering occurs in May - June with a duration of 25 to 30 days. After flowering decorativeness is preserved. The peculiarity of Labaznika ordinary is the unpretentiousness of moisture, it can easily grow in sunny areas.The flowers of the meadowsweet ordinary contains essential oil, which is often used to flavor wine and beer. Its roots are edible and rich in starch. In medicine, they are used to make medicinal raw materials and are used to treat the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, and kidneys.

It is a low-toxic plant, but not everyone can use it.

This plant is popular with bees because of its honeyiness.

Viscoid (Filipendula ulmaria)

This species is most often found in Small and Central Asia, Western Europe, in the Caucasus. Caspian Labaznik - the plant is quite high and can reach up to 160 cm in height. Decorative keeps from 20 to 25 days, has flowers of cream or white color. It blooms from mid-June to mid-July, 7-8 inflorescences are located on one plant.

After flowering completely loses its decorative effect. Not afraid of the cold and feels good in the cold to -35 degrees. Demanding of moisture, but will grow well in sunny areas.

It has 5 forms: 'Aurea', 'Variegata', 'Aureovariegata', 'Rosea', 'Plena'.

• 'Aurea'. It has yellow-green and golden leaves because of which it is popular with gardeners. To prolong the life of rosettes of basal leaves, it is recommended to remove flowering shoots as they form.

• 'Variegata'. Often used as a bright ornamental leafy plant. It has a dense inflorescence, which consists of small flowers of cream color. Prefers semi-shady places, does not tolerate dry and poor soil, it grows quite quickly.

• 'Rosea', or meadowsweet pink. The rarest species of meadowsweet. It belongs to the garden form and has pink flowers.

• 'Plena'. It has a very high growth, which can reach 1.5 m. When flowering is covered with numerous double white flowers.

Steppe (Filipendula stepposa)

Subspecies meadowsweet. It grows in floodplain meadows and meadow steppes. Most often found in Hungary, Austria and Northern Kazakhstan. Possesses dense inflorescences and cream-white flowers.A distinctive feature is that during its flowering it is completely saved rosette leaves. Its height is approximately the same as that of a beautiful groundwort, which rarely reaches 1 m.

Palmate (Filipendula palmata)

This species is most often found in the Far East of Russia and in the East of Siberia. Height is about one meter. It has many small white flowers that form an inflorescence of about 25 cm in length. Unlike other species of Labaznika, it has long rhizomes, which increase each year by 10-20 centimeters, which contributes to its rapid growth. It has long, palmate leaves that resemble a palm, which is why it got its name.

Red (Filipendula rubra)

Meadows red is also called the "Queen of the Prairie." It grows in the east of North America. Very tall plant, height can reach 2.5 meters. It has large leaves and a dense inflorescence of pink small flowers. Very fond of moisture and light, does not like strong shading, which can stop blooming. It has decorative fruits of crimson color and dark pink ('Magnifica') or red flowers ('Venusta').It has excellent frost resistance.

Kamchatka (Filipendula camtschatica)

Shelomaynik grows in the Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, northern Japan. Loves subacid and neutral soil. It has basal leaves about 30 cm long, while the width can reach 40 cm. The plant itself is quite high and can reach 3 meters in height. It has excellent frost resistance and can tolerate frost down to -40 degrees. It blooms from July to August.

Purple (Filipendula purpurea)

The purple meadowsweet has a hybrid origin. Most often found in Japan. This species of meadowsweet is rather low and has a height from 0.5 m to 1 m. The flowers are purple and dark pink. Flowering occurs from late June to August. The famous variety of this meadowsweet is 'Elegance'.

Narrow-leaved (filipendula angustiloba)

It occurs most often in the north of China, in Primorye, the Amur region and the Far East. It has beautiful leaves with a thin dissection, which have white-white omission.

Naked (Filipendula glaberrima)

This kind of meadowsweet is also called Korean. It grows in floodplain meadows and the banks of forest streams. Often found on the Kuril Islands, the Korean Peninsula and the island of Hokkaido in Japan. This species is relatively low and reaches a maximum of 1.5 meters in height. The buds of pink flowers, when blooming turn white.

Multiple (Filipendula multijuga)

Grows in central and southern Japan. There are two forms of this breed: Alpine and forest. The alpine form is rather short, its height does not exceed 30 cm, it is found in the highlands. Forest form can be found on the banks of streams. The height of this form ranges from 50 to 80 centimeters. It has very beautiful leaves and blooms with bright pink flowers.

Western (Filipendula occidentalis)

It is also called the "Queen of the Forest." This species is found in North America under the forest canopy and along rocky shores. The height of this plant rarely exceeds 1 m. It has the largest snow-white flowers with a diameter of from 1 to 1.5cm.

Cyrus (Filipendula kiraishiensis)

One of the most rare species of Labaznik. It grows only in the northern part of the island of Taiwan in the mountains. This is a very tiny plant with a height of 20-30 centimeters. It has small white or pink flowers. It differs from other species of meadowsweet by its polygamy. You can meet plants with male and female flowers at the same time.

Tsuguvo (Filipendula tsuguwoi)

This species can be found only in the south of the Japanese islands in the highlands. Outwardly, it is very similar to the Kiras, and differs from it only in white flowers.

Meadowsaw Tsuguvo is a dioecious species. Unlike kiraisyskogo, he is monogamous and has only male or only female flowers.

Fine (Filipendula formosa)

This view also has a small height, which is less than 1 m.

The flowers are dark pink or purple.

You can meet him only in South Korea.

This species is botanically close to Zugovo and multi-paired groundwort and is one of the most rare of them.

Large-fruited (Filipendula megalocarpa)

A rather high view, the height of which varies from 1.5 m to 1.8 m.It is found in northern Turkey, northern Iran and the Caucasus. It grows along the banks of mountain rivers and looks very similar to the meadowsweet, from which it is distinguished by its small flower structure.

Dressed (Filipendula vestita)

The Meadowsweet dressed also looks very similar to the one faced, has a lower height, which does not exceed 1.5 m. You can meet him on the banks of rivers in the Himalayas and subalpine meadows.

It should be noted that this plant can not only decorate your garden, but also benefit health due to its healing properties, and a large number of its species will provide an opportunity to choose a meadowswell to your taste.