Thalictrum minus 

'Lesser Meadow Rue'

[Ex. Co. Durham, 10m., England]

Ranunculaceae: an interesting and variable perennial to 1m. Found in dunes, dry grassland and rocky slopes. The flowers are yellowish, tinged purple, with dangling stamens, appearing from June-August. The leaves are pinnately divided. Widespread but not common. Native to most of Europe.

USES:

Said to have antiscrophulatic, diuretic, stomachic, and vulnerary properties.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Succeeds in most free draining soils in sun or semi-shade. These seeds are best sown in the Autumn, as 'they need a period of cold to aid germination'. Said to germinate readily, but fresh ripe seeds were sown late summer 2018 and did not germinate for me until April 2020.

HARVESTED:

 
APPROX. 50 SEEDS