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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Thalictrum

Calyptra canadensisCanadian Owlet, Meadow Rue Owlet
Eosphoropteryx thyatyroidesPink-Patched Looper Moth
Eugonobapta nivosariaSnowy Geometer
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
Lacanobia subjunctaSpeckled Arches, Subdues Arches, Harnessed Mamestra, Speckled Cutworm Moth, Grand Arches?(incorrectly)
Lithophane unimodaDowdy Pinion
Melanchra adjunctaHitched Arches
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Papaipema unimodaMeadow Rue Borer, Chain Fern Border Moth

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Papilio cresphontesEastern Giant Swallowtail
Pseudeva purpurigeraStraight-Lined Looper Moth
Trichodezia albovittataWhite-Striped Black
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Thalictrum

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “June to July” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Flower color · “Yellow, green, purple or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–7a” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “2–6 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “3–4 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Purple Meadow Rue; Purple Meadowrue

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