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: 20 to 28 inches (50-70cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-46cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Dark purplish-red
Flower Time: Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 12 to 14 inches (30-35cm)
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 overcrowding occurs.
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: CPBR1334, PP11,965 (2001)
Parentage: Purpurkerze x Pumila

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Trade name information:
Series: Vision
Cultivar name: 'Vision in Red'
Common names
  • Chinese Astilbe
  • Astilbe
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astilbe rubra
  • Synonym: Astilbe chinensis
Also sold as:
  • Visions in Red

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Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2012-0620
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2007-0706
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2011-07-13
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2012-06-29
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2014-0409
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2010-0630
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2010-0630
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-06-25
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