Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese meadow-rue,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to China. Growing to 1.20NaN0 tall by 60cm (20inches) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with leaves divided into many small leaflets, and panicles of lilac flowers with green or white stamens in summer.[2] [3]
The specific epithet delavayi honours the 19th century French explorer and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay.
The cultivar 'Ankum' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]