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

chinensis 'Maggie Daley' 
  • Very dense, fuzzy plumes
  • Shiny, dark green foliage
  • ​Lavender purple blooms
  • More drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: mid to late summer
  • 2' H x 2' W
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​chinensis 'Pumila'
  • Our latest blooming Astilbe
  • ​Dwarf variety
  • Short, dense panicles
  • Mauve pink blooms
  • More drought tolerant​
  • Bloom time: late summer​
  • 1' H x 1' W
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​chinensis 'Vision in Pink'
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, upright plumes
  • Dense green foliage
  • ​Soft pink blooms
  • ​PP 11860
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W
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​chinensis 'Vision in Red'
  • ​Robust plants
  • Deep red buds open to dense plumes
  • Bronze-green foliage
  • ​Raspberry blooms
  • More drought tolerant variety
  • ​PP 11965
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W
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chinensis 'Vision in White' 
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, dense plumes
  • More tolerant of drought
  • Glossy, deep green foliage​
  • ​White blooms
  • ​PP 18965
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W
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​chinensis 'Visions'
  • Robust plants
  • Thick, showy plumes
  • ​Strong, green leaves
  • Magenta blooms
  • ​More drought tolerant
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 18” H x 18” W
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'Delft Lace' 
  • Customer favorite!
  • Lacy, deep blue-green leaves
  • Pink blooms
  • Strong, red stems sport showy deep rose buds.
  • ​PP 19839
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • ​​2' H x 2' W
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​japonica 'Deutschland'
  • Airy flowers
  • Glossy dark green leaves
  • ​White blooms
  • Bloom time: early summer
  • 20” H x 18” W
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japonica 'Montgomery'
  • Bronze-tinged foliage in spring changes to dark green by summer
  • Dark red blooms
  • ​Good edger or groundcover
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 20” H x 18” W
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​japonica 'Rheinland'
  • Floriferous and vigorous
  • Deep pink blooms
  • Lacy foliage
  • Bloom time: early summer
  • 24” H x 18” W
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x arendsii 'Bridal Veil' 
  • ​Full-sun tolerant in adequate moisture.
  • ​White blooms
  • Edger, groundcover, grouping, foundation and massing.
  • Bloom time: mid summer
  • 28” H x 20” W
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​x arendsii 'Fanal'
  • Spring foliage is red-tinged, turning green by summer
  • ​Garnet red blooms
  • Vigorous grower
  • ​Bloom time: early-mid summer
  • 18" H x 18" W
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