False goatsbeard
Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (× arendsii)
Common Name: False goatsbeard
Genus: Astilbe
Cultivar: 'Bressingham Beauty' (× arendsii)
Category: Perennials
Height: 0.90 m (90 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: July
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Bronze, Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage
Delicate feathery vivid pink plumes appear in midsummer above serrated bronze- tinted mid-green leaves. This Astilbe is one of the taller varieties. It's ideal for a moist bog garden or moist border and the foliage contrasts particularly well with plants like Rodgersia which have bolder coarse-textured leaves. Although it can grow in drier soils it does need to be in a shady spot.
- Garden care:Newly planted astilbes need to be kept well watered until they are established. Lift and divide large clumps every three or four years discarding old woody rhizomes. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
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