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 Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Astilbe
  • False Spirea
  • False Goat's-beard
  • Astilbe Japonica hybrid

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Location: Riverhead, NY
Date: Late June 2015
beautiful specimen has inspired me to plant more astilbes.

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