Common names:
Chinese Astilbe
Astilbe

Botanical names:
Astilbe abrurAccepted
Astilbe innhecsisSynonym

Also sold as:
  • 'Valerie'

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Wet Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Flowers:Other
Flower Color:Other
Flower Time:Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type:Compound
Underground structures:Rhizome
Dynamic Accumulator:K (Potassium)
Mg (Magnesium)
Mn (Manganese)
Co (Cobalt)
I (Iodine)
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Leaf
Pollinators:Wasps
Miscellaneous:Goes Dormant: 8P ;5RB19,PP5
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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