(Astilbe, False Spirea, Maggie Daley False Spirea)

The dense lavender rose plumes of ‘Maggie Daley’ make a lovely statement in the late 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. It is a vigorous hybrid with Astible chinensis in its parentage. Its spent blooms turn to brown when they set fruit and will remain architectural and attractive through winter if left uncut.

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

Hybrid Japanese astilbes are pretty flowering herbaceous perennials for shade. In the spring, the cultivar 'Mainz' puts forth clumps of upright feathery compound leaves of dark green. Typically its tall, feathery plume-like flower clusters appear in early to midsummer. These dense plumes are lavender-pink. 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...

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

Montgomery astilbe is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with plume-like flowers that appear in summertime. It is a beautiful cultivar with dark red to bronze-colored leaves and tall clusters of soft red flowers.

Astilbe requires full sun to partial shade and moist soil with average to good drainage. Its flowerheads fade to shades of brown in the late summer and can provide landscape interest through winter, though some prefer to cut them back. They function best in shade gardens, mixed borders,...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Pink Lightning Astilbe)

The vigorous and compact Astilbe ‘Pink Lightening’ offers huge, feathery, pale pink plumes in summer. This free-flowering cultivar was bred in The Netherlands by Wim van Veen.

The light airy pink plumes of Pink Lightening’ first appear in midsummer. 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. It is a vigorous hybrid with Astible simplicifolia...

(Pink Pearl Astilbe)

Tall and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Pink Pearl’ 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 tall, slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a tall, skinny Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, silvery-pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Red Light Astilbe)

Middle-sized and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Red Light’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and toothy, uniform leaves. It blooms in summer at the top of tall, slender upright stems with spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a tall, skinny Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, red flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems,...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Red Ostrich Plume Astilbe)

Large and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Red Ostrich Plume’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, and toothy leaves, but above all for its elegantly weeping flowers. It blooms in summer at the top of tall, slender upright stems that arch at the top, bearing spikes that have a branching habit a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, salmon-red flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing plumes that nod in the breeze. One...

(Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea, Red Sentinel False Spirea)

Red Sentinel astilbe is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with summertime plume flowers. It is a tall hybrid cultivar with green leaves and a compact inflorescence of deep crimson red flowers which bloom in midsummer.

'Red Sentinel' 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. They function best in shade gardens,...

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

Rheinland astilbe is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with summertime plume flowers. It is a hybrid cultivar with green leaves and a compact inflorescence of pink flowers which bloom in midsummer.

Rheinland 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. They function best in shade gardens, borders, rock...

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

This astilbe, ‘Rhythm and Beat,’ is a stunning herbaceous perennial grown for its feathery plumes that rise on thin stems from lush ferny foliage. The flower spikes that top the stems have a branching habit and tiny, closely packed flowers that clothe the spikes, transforming them into soft plumes. A member of the Music Series, 'Rhythm and Beat' blooms with magenta flowers in mid through late summer. Deadhead the plant after the first flush of flowers; you may be rewarded with a second bloom in the...