(Astilbe, ColorFlash™ False Spirea, False Spirea)

Brighten up any dull shade garden with the season-long vivid lime green foliage color of ColorFlash™ Lime false spirea. Hybridized in Europe and introduced by Anthony Tesselaar International, this reliable perennial is unique because it offers a double whammy of colorful foliage and flowers.

In late spring through early summer plants put forth tall, upright plumes of fluffy pink flowers. Happy specimens may produce five to nine stalks per plant when only a year old. Like many hybrid Astilbe,...

(Astilbe, Bridal Veil Astilbe)

The beautiful white plumes of 'Bridal Veil' will light up the late spring garden. Asian in origin, this moderately tall clump-forming hybrid perennial is a popular plant for shaded borders.

In spring neat clumps of crisp green compound leaves appear. In late spring to midsummer they give rise to feathery plumes of clean white flowers. These are great for cutting and attract to bees and even butterflies.

False spirea will tolerate full sun to partial shade and must be grown in evenly moist,...

(Astilbe, Darwin's Dream Astilbe, False Spirea)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, astilbe ‘Darwin’s Dream’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, light-pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into soft, billowing plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making a cloud of...

(Astilbe, Diamant Astilbe, False Spirea)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, astilbe ‘Darwin’s Dream’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, white flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making a cloud of bloom...

(Astilbe, Elizabeth Bloom Astilbe, False Spirea)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Darwin’s Dream’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, light pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Flamingo Astilbe)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Flamingo’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, light pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, slightly fragrant plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Gertrud Brix Astilbe)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Gertrud Brix’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, dark-red flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making a...

(Astilbe, Gloria Purpurea Astilbe)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Gloria Purpurea’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, dark-red flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making...

(Astilbe, Glow Astilbe)

Mid-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Glut’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. It blooms in summer at the top of slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, dark-red flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems, making a cloud of...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Hennie Graafland False Spirea)

Hennie Graafland false spirea is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial that produces dark, bronze-green compound leaves and a drooping plume-like inflorescence of rose-pink in the summer. The flowerheads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through winter.

'Hennie Graafland' needs a well-drained moist soil in full sun to partial shade. A plant in full sun needs more moisture to remain looking its finest. It functions best in shade gardens, borders, rock...