queen of the meadow

A tall perennial herbaceous flowering plant (Filipendula ulmaria, also known as meadowsweet) of the rose family, native to damp meadows across Europe and western Asia and characterized by dense, feathery clusters of fragrant, creamy-white blossoms.

North American A tall North American perennial wildflower (Eutrochium purpureum, also called sweet Joe-Pye weed) of the aster family, bearing large, dome-shaped clusters of pale pinkish-purple blossoms in late summer.