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: 12 to 15 inches (30-38cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Raspberry pink.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 8 to 9 inches (20-23cm)
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

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

Photo Gallery
Location: Vermont
Date: 2022-07-11
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-07-10
 6:52 pm. Mature blossoms by July 10th.
Location: My garden,  Willow Valley Communities Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2020-06-10
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-11
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-25
 6:01 pm. Fresh growth in May.
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-06-22
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2015-07-16
Location: Back yard Salisbury, MD
Date: 2018-06-14
Purple and red in the garden
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Vermont
Date: 2024-07-11
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-07-03
 6:38 pm. Blossom heads in beginning of July.
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2019-03-20
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-09
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-05
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On October 24, 2015 Obtained plant
picked up April 11, 2015 ADR - qty 22; HSG Area 5, HSG Area 6
aspenhill On August 10, 2014 Obtained plant
Home Depot via Gita - qty 14; HSG Area 1, HSG Area 2, HSG Area 3, HSG Area 5, HSG Area 6
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