| Description | An Astilbe with lavender purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (as-STIL-bee)(chi-NEN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | Prefer semi-shaded sites will tolerate more light in the soil is kept moist. |
| Moisture | Needs moist soil. Plants growing in dry conditions will be small, few blooms and tend to dry up during the hotter days in the summer. |
| Soil & Site | Rich, humusy moist well-drained soils. |
| Flowers | lavender-purple plume-like inflorescences (panicles) |
| Leaves | ternately compound, leaflets are coarsely serrated, have a bronze-green tinge |
| Dimensions | 24-26 inches tall, spread 16-20 inches |
| Maintenance | Division of the clumps every 2-3 years will help to maintain the vigor of the plant. Astillbe are heavy feeders and need to be fertilized every year in the spring and also in the early fall. Some of my Astilbe tend to heave in the winter. In the spring I cover the exposed roots with soil, mulch or dug them in |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | Native to China, Japan and Korea |
| Author's Notes | I have a group of Astilbe in a 1/2 to 3/4 day sunspot for over 10 years and they are a showstopper when blooming. To achieve this they are growing in a bed that is raised a few inches and the soil is naturally constantly wet. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust) |
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