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2021 Filipendula Ruba, Aka Queen Of The Prairie, As A Found Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon

Very Tall
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A very tall flowering plant grew in the top tier of our front-yard raised garden call the "Monster." The plant was called a Filipendula Ruba (or Queen Of The Prairie) and it was just beginning to bloom.

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Closer
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A closer shot of the Filipendula Ruba's first flowering.

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Side View
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A side view of the Filipendula Ruba flowering plant. Two of its taller branches were beginning to flower.

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Cotton Candy
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Its tiny flowers grew in a way that resembled cotton candy.

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The Leaves
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The leaves of the Filipendula Ruba spread facing upward and looked fern-like.

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A Leaf
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A closer shot of a single upward facing leaf on the Filipendula Ruba plant.

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Closer Cotton Candy
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A closer view of the cotton-candy-like profusion of tiny pink flowers.

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Closer Flowers
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A much closer view of the cotton-candy top of the Filipendula Ruba plant. In this shot, the individual flowers could be seen.

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