Photographs: Co. Cork

Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Airgead luachra Family: Rosaceae Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native. Panicles of scented creamy-white flowers with 5 petals. The dark green leaves have 3-5 pairs of leaflets which are white and downy beneath. A tall erect plant, height: 60-120 cm Abundant on damp roadsides, fields, watersides and in marshes Similar: Dropwort, Filipendula vulgaris. Grows in Co.Clare and Co.Galway on chalky grassland.

Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria, Airgead luachra