Astilbe (False Spirea)
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  • Color for shade!
  • Ferny foliage topped with feathery blooms 
  • Moist, rich soils in partial shade
  • With enough water, will tolerate sun
  • Chinensis varieties will tolerate being a little drier than other species
All varieties: 

chinensis 'Maggie Daley' 
  • Very dense, fuzzy plumes
  • Shiny, dark green foliage
  • More drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: mid to late summer
  • 24” H x 20” W

chinensis 'Mighty Pip'
  • Our tallest variety
  • Large plumes on long, strong stems
  • More drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: mid-late summer
  • 36” H x 30” W

​chinensis 'Pumila'
  • Our latest blooming Astilbe
  • Short, dense panicles
  • More drought tolerant​
  • Bloom time: late summer​
  • 12” H x 12” W

​chinensis 'Purpurkerze'
  • AKA: "Purple Candles"
  • Tall variety
  • Late blooming
  • More drought tolerant variety
  • Bloom time: late summer
  • 36” H x 18” W

​chinensis 'Vision in Pink' PP11860
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, upright plumes
  • Dense green foliage.
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W

​chinensis 'Vision in Red' PP 11965
  • ​Robust plants
  • Deep red buds open to dense plumes
  • Bronze-green foliage
  • More drought tolerant variety
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W

chinensis 'Vision in White' PP 18965
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, dense plumes
  • More tolerant of drought
  • Glossy, deep green foliage​
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W

​chinensis 'Visions'
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, showy plumes
  • ​Strong, green leaves
  • ​More drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W

'Delft Lace' PP 19839
  • Customer favorite!
  • Lacy, deep blue-green leaves
  • Strong, red stems sport showy deep rose buds.
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • ​​24” H x 24” W

​japonica 'Deutschland'
  • Airy flowers
  • Glossy dark green leaves
  • Bloom time: early summer
  • 20” H x 18” W

japonica 'Montgomery'
  • Bronze-tinged foliage in spring changes to dark green by summer.
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 20” H x 18” W

​japonica 'Rheinland'
  • Floriferous and vigorous
  • Bloom time: early summer
  • 24” H x 18” W

x arendsii 'Bridal Veil' 
  • ​Full-sun tolerant in adequate moisture.
  • Edger, groundcover, grouping, foundation and massing.
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 28” H x 20” W

​x arendsii 'Fanal'
  • Spring foliage is red-tinged, turning green by summer
  • Vigorous grower
  • ​Bloom time: early-mid summer
  • 18" H x 18" W

Younique Carmine™ PP 20324

  • Abundant plumes
  • ​Good heat and drought tolerance
  • Bloom time: very early summer
  • 20” H x 20" W

Younique Cerise™ PP 20661          

  • Two weeks earlier to bloom
  • Bright green foliage
  • More heat and drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: very early summer
  • 16” H x 16” W