General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 24 to 31 inches (61-80cm)
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches (46-61cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Divide every 3-4 years when overcowding occurs.
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: CPBR1333, PP11,860 (2001)
Parentage: Superba x Kriemhilde
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Trade name information:
Series: Vision
Cultivar name: 'Vision in Pink'
Common names
  • Chinese Astilbe
  • False Spirea
  • False Goat's Beard
  • Astilbe
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astilbe rubra
  • Synonym: Astilbe chinensis
Also sold as:
  • 'Visions in Pink'

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Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 22 July 2023
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28

photo credit: stashabella

Date: 2014-08-19
Location: Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Il.
Date: 2016-03-26
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24

Date: 2018-06-25

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28

Date: 2014-08-19

Date: 2014-08-19

Date: 2014-08-19

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-14
photo credit: Robert Duval
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