Meadow Parsnip is an upright herbaceous perennial with toothed trifoliate foliage at the base and up the stems that end in compound umbels. These umbels can be packed with tiny marron or yellow flowers that bloom in late spring into summer. Small winged fruits follow after flowering. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.
Thaspium trifoliatum is a host plant for the Black Swallowtail.
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Height: |
1' - 2.5' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 2' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Blanket Flower, Black-Eyed Susan, Fescue
IMAGES: Jason Hollinger, Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum - Flickr - pellaea, CC BY 2.0, (2) Cathie Bird, Thaspium trifoliatum_15 May 2012
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
