Astilbe Astilbe x arendsii
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Astilbe:
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-STIL-bee BY ar-END-see-eye
- Description
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Rhizamatous herbaceous perennials forming clumps 2-4' tall by 2' wide. Many cultivars have been selected, with thousands of tiny flowers arranged in plume-like panicles at the tops of the plants. Does well planted in wet sites. Divide plants in spring or fall. Prefers moist and fertile soil.
Quick ID Hints:
- Herb with ternately compound leaves
- Leaves with swollen petiole joints*
- Terminal pyramidal panicles of numerous, small flowers
Blooming in early summer; adequate moisture required for optimum performance, or foliages browns up and plant dies prematurely; clumps need dividing every 3-4 years; utilization in shade gardens, borders, massing, around water features, cut flowers, or pot plants. Prefers partial shade, but tolerant full sun; require fertile, moist soils; no serious disease problems, however powdery mildew & wilt may occur; several insect problems, such as Japanese beetle, white fly and black vine weevil.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amethyst'
Hot pink flowers - 'Fanal'
Red flowers - 'Radius'
Pink flowers
- 'Amethyst'
- 'Amethyst', 'Fanal', 'Radius'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amethyst'
Hot pink flowers - 'Fanal'
Red flowers - 'Radius'
Pink flowers
- 'Amethyst'
- 'Amethyst', 'Fanal', 'Radius'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Astilbe
- Family:
- Saxifragaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia, hybrid origin
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Terminal, erect to arching, narrow to broad pyramidal panicles; lateral branches densely clustered, short. Small, numerous, red pink, white to lavendar; petals 5.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Compound, usually 2-3 ternately compound, stipulate; rachis swollen and conspicuously jointed at base and junction of petolies; leaflets ovate-oblong, short-acuminate, cuneate, serrate to doubly serrate.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
