| Varieties: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Amethyst'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-8
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| Description: Purplish-lavender feathery plumes atop lacy green
or bronze foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Lavender |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Deep Green/Bronze |
| Height: |
28-32" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'August Light'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: The red plumes of 'August Light' are one of the
latest to flower. Foliage is green and has a reddish-pink tint to it. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red |
| Bloom Time: |
June & July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green with a hint of reddish-pink |
| Height: |
24-28" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty'
Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Rich pink clusters on stiff stems. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June & July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green with a hint of purple |
| Height: |
24-36" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: White flowers. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June & July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
24-30" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Bumalda'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Sprays of white feathery plumes with a pink glow. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June & July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green with a hint of purple |
| Height: |
18-24" |
| Spread: |
36" |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Cattleya'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Rose-pink flowers. |
| Bloom Color: |
Rose-pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June & July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green with a hint of purple |
| Height: |
24-36" |
| Spread: |
36" |
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Astilbe
'Country & Western'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 5-9
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| Description:
Soft pink, full plumes are produced prolifically in early summer.
Large, shiny, dark green leaves. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
15-18" |
| Spread: |
15-18" |
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Astilbe
japonica
'Deutschland'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 5-9
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| Description: White flowers |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
14-24" |
| Spread: |
36-48" |
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Astilbe
'Drum & Bass'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 5-9
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| Description:
A member of the new music series, Drum & Bass produces medium to bright pink
plumes starting in mid-summer. Large, bright green foliage. This
variety is the most floriferous of the music series. |
| Bloom Color: |
Bright Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Bright Green |
| Height: |
18-24" |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Astilbe
japonica
'Europa'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 5-9
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| Description: An early summer flowering soft pink Astilbe. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
24" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Fanal'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-8
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| Description: Deep blood red flowers with very dark green
foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring and summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green with a hint of bronze |
| Height: |
18-24" |
| Spread: |
36-48" |
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Astilbe
'Jump & Jive'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
A member of the new music series, ‘Jump & Jive’ produces rosy-pink flowers
in mid-summer atop bold green foliage. A long-lived perennial that prefers
rich soil and light shade to filtered sun in moist soil. |
| Bloom Color: |
Rosy-Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
16" |
| Spread: |
16-20" |
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Astilbe
'Key Biscayne'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: A seedling of 'Sprite' with
fuller blossoms. Light pink flowers presented in open, slightly
drooping panicles are borne on reddish stems in mid to late summer.
Unique two-tone green foliage with a dark red edge. |
| Bloom Color: |
Light Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark green w/red |
| Height: |
14-18" |
| Spread: |
12" |
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Astilbe
'Key Largo'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
A seedling of 'Sprite' with bright raspberry pink, slightly fragrant, open
triangular plumes on red stems. Long blooming... from mid to late summer.
Finely dissected green foliage darkens as it ages. Vigorous grower. |
| Bloom Color: |
Raspberry Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
16-18" |
| Spread: |
12" |
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Astilbe
'Key West
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
A seedling of 'Sprite' with red flower buds opening to pink plumes on red
stems. Unique finely dissected foliage emerges red, then turns green
with a narrow, red edge. Key West is a vigorous grower. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
12-14" |
| Spread: |
12" |
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Astilbe
chinensis 'Milk & Honey
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
Creamy white plumes turn light pink as they age. Blooms in mid to late
summer. Bushy foliage appears slightly marbled with green and silver
when it's young, then turns solid green as it matures. A strong grower
and prolific bloomer. |
| Bloom Color: |
White to Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
30" |
| Spread: |
18-20" |
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Astilbe
chinensis 'Montgomery'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
Dark red, triangular shaped plumes are borne on darker red stems in mid to
late summer. Leaves emerge with a bronze-red tint in spring, then turn
dark green. |
| Bloom Color: |
Dark red |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
20-24" (includes flower height) |
| Spread: |
12-18" |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Nikky'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
A selection from 'Sister Theresa'. Two-tone pink and white flowers
brighten up the dark green foliage. brighten up the dark foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Light pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
28" |
| Spread: |
12-15" |
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Astilbe
thunbergii
'Ostrich Plume'
Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Rich coral pink flowers with giant drooping
plumes. |
| Bloom Color: |
Coral Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
30" |
| Spread: |
24-28" |
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Astilbe
x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-8
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| Description:
Delicate pink flowers bloom atop it's ferny green foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring and summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
24-30" |
| Spread: |
36-48" |
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Astilbe
crispa 'Perkeo'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-7
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| Description: Light candy pink flowers are held above ferny
green foliage in August. Looks nice with smaller-sized Hostas! |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
July and August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
6-8" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
chinensis
'Purpurkerzes'
or 'Purple Candles'TM
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9 |
| Description: A late flowering Astilbe with narrow
reddish-purple plumes. Foliage is dark green. |
| Bloom Color: |
Rose Purple |
| Bloom Time: |
July and August |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green/Bronze |
| Height: |
36-48" |
| Spread: |
24" |
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Astilbe 'Radius'
Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
An outstanding new hybrid with dark red emerging foliage that matures to
dark green. Radius blooms profusely in mid-summer when the dark red flower
buds open to deep rose-red plumes. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
24" |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Rheinland'
Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Clear lilac pink fragrant blooms |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
24" |
| Spread: |
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Astilbe
x chinensis 'Rise
& Shine'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description:
Large 8" long, hot pink pyramidal plumes in mid-summer. Very strong
flower stems do not require staking. This new Astilbe chinensis
hybrid offers superior genetics that result in a more solid root structure
and more vibrant flower colors than the straight species. However, they
still offer the increased sun and drought tolerance of the chinensis
species. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
27" |
| Spread: |
12-18" |
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Astilbe
x arendsii 'Sister Theresa'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Bears very dense salmon-pink flower clusters on
stiff stems. |
| Bloom Color: |
Salmon Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green with a hint of purple |
| Height: |
18-24" |
| Spread: |
18" |
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Astilbe
simplicifolia
'Sprite'
Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 3-8
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| Description: 1994 Perennial Plant of the Year. An
absolutely stunning Astilbe with arching open flower clusters of a delicate shell pink
color. Leaves emerge bronze/green and become more green with age. |
| Bloom Color: |
Shell pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
12-18" |
| Spread: |
12" |
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Astilbe
chinensis 'Visions in Pink'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Thick, upright light pink plumes. Very
floriferous. Sturdy stems with blue-green foliage. A robust grower! |
| Bloom Color: |
Light pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
18-20" |
| Spread: |
18" |
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Astilbe
chinensis
'Visions in Red'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9 |
| Description:
Deep red buds open to pinkish-red flowers on full plumes in mid-summer.
Flowers are held on red stems above bronze-green foliage. A robust
grower and member of Astilbe chinensis (Chinese Astilbe). A
later blooming species useful for extending the bloom season into late
summer. Though garden performance is far superior in moist soils, members of
this species are moderately drought tolerant. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pinkish-Red |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Bronze-Green |
| Height: |
15" |
| Spread: |
15" |
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Astilbe
japonica 'Washington'
Spirea, Feather Flower
zones 4-9
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| Description: Creamy white flowers atop dark green fern-like
foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June and July |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark green |
| Height: |
24-30" |
| Spread: |
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