(Astilbe, False Spirea, Rhythm and Blues False Spirea)

Hybrid astilbes are feathery-flowered herbaceous perennials deriving from crosses involving Astilbe thunbergii, A. chinensis and others. The cultivar 'Rhythm and Blues' produces fuzzy plumes of raspberry-pink flowers on slender stems in late spring and early summer over clumps of dark, ferny leaves.

This perennial prefers partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil, but will tolerate full sun if moisture is constant. Plant with hostas, lungwort, bleeding heart, and other shade-loving...

(Rock and Roll Astilbe)

This astilbe, ‘Rock and Roll’ is a herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. The spikes have a branching habit, a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into soft, billowing plumes. One plant may produce several, making a cloud of bloom above the leaves. A member of the Music Series, ‘Rock and Roll’ blooms with white flowers in mid through late summer. Deadhead the...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Sprite False Spirea)

'Sprite' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with summertime plume flowers. It is a tall hybrid cultivar with deeply-jagged green leaves and a drooping inflorescence of pale pink flowers which bloom in midsummer.

Sprite astilbe requires full sun to partial shade and must be grown in moist, well-drained soils and perform best in shady locations. The flowerheads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through winter. This cultivar is especially good as...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Touch of Pink Astilbe)

Astilbe ‘Touch of Pink’ has lovely light pink blooms and a compact growth habit. Astilbe simplicifolia group hybrids are clump-forming, herbaceous perennials that are native to Southeastern Asia and North America. Touch of Pink is low-growing, with ovate leaves divided into three parts, twice which form mounds. The flowers appear in summer in dense, branched, pyramidal shaped-stalks. The flower heads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through winter.

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(Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea, W.E. Gladstone Japanese Astilbe)

One of many striking hybrids of the East Asian native Astilbe japonica, 'W.E. Gladstone' is a clump-forming perennial grown for its large, feathery, creamy white flower clusters in late spring and early summer. They arise on slender stems above ferny clumps of lustrous rich green foliage.

Astilbes in the Japonica Group prefer partial shade and moist, fertile, well-drained soil, but can tolerate drier and sunnier locations. This low-maintenance perennial looks best when planted in groups...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, William Buchanan False Spirea)

William Buchanan astilbe is a dwarf, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial that produces 2-ternate, red-tinted leaves and a striking plume-like inflorescence of white flowers with red stamens in mid and late summer. Thus, the inflorescence looks pink. The flowerheads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through winter.

'William Buchanan' requires well-drained, moist soils in full sun to partial shade. The function best in shade borders, rock gardens, or...

(Astilbe, False Spirea)

Star astilbe (Simplicifolia Group hybrids) are clump-forming, herbaceous perennials that were first native to wooded areas of eastern Asia, primarily Japan before being crossed with other species. They are usually compact and low-growing with compound leaves (although the species has simple oval leaves) and plume-like floral inflorescences of pink, rose, and white borne in the summer. The flowerheads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through early winter....

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Key False Spirea)

Star astilbe (Simplicifolia Group hybrids) are clump-forming, herbaceous perennials that were first native to wooded areas of eastern Asia, primarily Japan before being crossed with other species. They are usually compact and low-growing with compound leaves (although the species has simple oval leaves) and plume-like floral inflorescences of pink, rose, and white borne in the summer. The flowerheads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through early winter....

(Astilboides, Shieldleaf Rodgersia)

Bring drama to a cool, shady woodland garden by planting the shieldleaf rodgersia, which captures attention with its large, jagged leaves and upright flower stems. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, its native range is northeastern China and North Korea. Slow-growing, creeping rhizome roots eventually create a broad plant in the landscape.

Light green leaves emerge in spring, with softly hairy surfaces. Each blade rises on a long petiole stem that attaches in the blade center. The leaf is...

(Astrantia)

Masterwort clump-forming perennials that are native to alpine woods and meadows ranging from Eastern Europe to Western Asia. Masterwort have palmately lobed lower leaves with simple, sessile leaves on the stem. The umbel on masterwort consists of 5-petaled flowers, surrounded by colorful, showy bracts. Masterwort bloom in late spring throughout summer and require well-drained, consistently moist soil. Variants of A. major will tolerate drier conditions and A. major ‘Sunningdale Variegated’ is...