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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)
Flowers:	Showy
Dynamic Accumulator:	P (Phosphorus) Ca (Calcium) Mg (Magnesium) S (Sulfur) Fe (Iron) Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Division

Common names

Astilbe

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Location: Zone 6b/7a.
Date: 2023-06-29

Uploaded by plasko20

Location: Zone 6b/7a.
Date: 2023-06-29

Uploaded by plasko20

Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2019-07-06

Uploaded by SherriRaye

Location: South Carolina

Uploaded by aikenforflowers

Location: Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-06-16

Uploaded by csandt

Location: New York Botanical Garden
Date: June 2017

Uploaded by JHeirloomSeeds

Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-07

Uploaded by pixie62560

Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: May 17, 2024
Astilbe # 275 nn; MBG, "Genus name comes from the Greek words 'a'

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: May 17, 2024
Astilbe # 275 nn; MBG, "Genus name comes from the Greek words 'a'

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-10

Uploaded by pixie62560

Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-05-29

Uploaded by LoriMT

Location: my Zone 8a garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2024-05-23

Uploaded by LoriMT

Uploaded by Pattyw5

Uploaded by Pattyw5

Location: Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-06-17

Uploaded by csandt

Location: King George, VA
Date: 2021-06-19

Uploaded by JLO111

Location: Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-06-26

Uploaded by csandt

Date: 2014-06-18

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2014-06-18

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2014-06-18

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-07-04

Uploaded by lauribob

Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-08-05

Uploaded by darwellwoods

Location: Belleville, NJ
Date: 2017-06-15

Uploaded by PeggyB

Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Date: 2015-08-14

Uploaded by linjarvis

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