(Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea, Köln False Spirea)

Hybrid Japanese astilbes are striking herbaceous perennials for shade. In the spring, plants put forth clumps of feathery compound leaves of dark green. By early to midsummer beautiful, tall, feathery plumes appear. The cultivar 'Cologne' produces dense plumes of bright carmine-rose. Flowers turn brown after blooming, so it looks best to cut them back once they are spent.

Most astilbes prefer partial shade and fertile soil with average drainage but can tolerate sunnier sites if well irrigated....

(Astilbe, Country and Western False Spirea, False Spirea)

This astilbe, ‘Country and Western,’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its feathery flowers that rise on thin stems from lush ferny foliage. The flower spikes that top the stems have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree, and are clothed by tiny, closely packed flowers that transform them into soft plumes. A member of the Music Series, ‘Country and Western' blooms with bright pink flowers in mid through late summer. Deadhead the plant after the first flush of flowers; you may be rewarded...

(Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea)

The big, white, open plumes of ‘Ellie’ really stand out in the early summer landscape. They are highly attractive to bees and butterflies and play nicely against its ferny, glossy, dark green leaves. This clump forming perennial is quite hardy and spreads slowly by rhizomes. Its spent blooms turn to brown when they set fruit and will remain architectural and attractive through winter if left uncut.

This favorite easy to grow perennial prefers partial shade and fertile, moist soil. If well-irrigated...

(Astilbe, Erica Astilbe, False Spirea)

Erica astilbe is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with summertime plume flowers. This hybrid cultivar has bronze leaves and a tall, slender inflorescence of pink flowers which bloom in midsummer.

Erica astilbe needs 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. They function best in shade gardens, borders, rock gardens,...

(Etna False Spiraea, Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea)

Hybrid Japanese astilbe are striking herbaceous perennials for shade. In the spring, plants put forth clumps of feathery compound leaves of dark green often with a red-bronze hue when they first emerge. The cultivar 'Etna' produces many dense, deep red, conical plume-like flower clusters. These appear in early to midsummer. Flowers turn brown after blooming, so it looks best to cut them back once they are spent.

Most astilbe prefer partial shade and fertile soil with average drainage but can...

(Europa False Spirea, Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea)

Hybrid Japanese astilbes are pretty flowering herbaceous perennials for shade. In the spring, plants put forth clumps of feathery dark green leaves. Typically their tall, feathery plume-like flower clusters appear in early to midsummer, but ‘Europa’ is an early bloomer that can begin flowering in late spring. Its dense plumes are palest pink and age to a darker pink. Flowers turn brown after blooming, so it looks best to cut them back once they are spent.

Most astilbes prefer partial shade and...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Fanal False Spirea)

Astilbe is a stunning herbaceous perennial with fuzzy plumes that appear in summer on slender stems, following the emergence of frondlike leaves that unfurl in spring. 'Fanal' is a hybrid favorite and lengthy bloomer that produces intense garnet-red plumes in late spring to mid summer. Dried flowerheads retain garden interest through winter.

Astilbe plants prefer a partial shade location and fertile, well-drained soil. This hybrid will tolerate drier and sunnier locations. Plant in groups...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Feather Lake Astilbe)

Astilbe is a stunning herbaceous perennial with fuzzy plumes that appear in summer on slender stems, following the emergence of ferny leaves that unfurl in spring. 'Feather Lake' ('Federsee') produces intense deep salmon-pink plumes in mid spring to early summer. Dried flowerheads retain garden interest through winter.

Astilbes generally prefer a partial shade location and fertile, well-drained soil. This hybrid however, will tolerate drier and sunnier locations than some of its counterparts....

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Granat False Spirea)

Astilbe is a stunning herbaceous perennial with fuzzy plumes that appear in summer on slender stems, following the emergence of frondlike leaves that unfurl in spring. 'Granat' produces tall, rich carmine-red plumes in midsummer. Dried flower-heads retain garden interest through winter. Plants prefer a partial shade location and fertile, well-drained soil. Plant in groups in shady, light woodland borders in combination with blue leaf hostas and assorted ferns or use as edging.

(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...