(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, Grande False Spirea)

Tall-stemmed and offering flowers in either white, pink or deep rose in tone, 'Grande' is a stunning herbaceous perennial. Astilbe, or false spirea form fuzzy plumes of tiny flowers that appear in summer on slender stems, following the emergence of frondlike leaves that unfurl in spring. This selection is a hybrid favorite and lengthy bloomer that produces intense ivory, pink or rosy magenta plumes in late spring to midsummer. Dried flowerheads become brown and retain garden interest through winter....

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Hyacinth Astilbe)

Tall and free-flowering, the hybrid astilbe ‘Hyazinth’ 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 tall, skinny Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, lavender-pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into plush, billowing, plumes that wave in the breeze. One plant may produce several stems,...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Jump and Jive False Spirea)

Hybrid astilbes are feathery-flowered herbaceous perennials deriving from crosses involving Astilbe thunbergii, Astilbe chinensis, and others. 'Jump and Jive' produces fuzzy plumes of magenta-pink flowers on slender stems in late spring and early summer over clumps of rich green, ferny leaves. It 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 perennials.

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Key Biscayne 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....