General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 9 to 12 inches (23-30cm)
Plant Spread: 9 to 12 inches (23-30cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 4 to 6 inches (10-15cm)
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
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 overcrowding occurs.
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Dwarf Chinese Astilbe
  • Chinese Astilbe
  • False Spirea
  • False Goat's Beard
  • Astilbe
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astilbe rubra
  • Synonym: Astilbe chinensis var. pumila

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Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date: 2018-07-29

 Courtesy Outsidepride
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Date: 2016-08-21
Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 22 August 2023
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date: 2018-07-23
Starting to feather!

photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-31

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28

Credit florum

Credit florum
Photo by Paul2032
Location: Part Shade garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-08-01
Short late bloomer.This astilbe spreads fast.
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis
Date: 2017-08-09

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm 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

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Comments:
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Jun 2, 2012 11:05 AM concerning plant:
    Foliage mound to 6" tall with flower stems 9-12" tall.
Plant Events from our members
christine2 On May 31, 2014 Transplanted
Moved some to E House; Dug out 2018
christine2 On May 1, 2008 Obtained plant
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