(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...

(Astary Astilbe)

The plants in the Astary Series share two traits: precocity and dependable flowering. These astilbes, started from seeds, produce seedling that, planted in the garden, bloom the first year. This series flowers in colors that range from pure white and pink to deep pink or rose. The plants are stocky and branching, with glossy, dark-green, ferny leaves. The flower spikes that top the stems have a branching habit and tiny, closely packed flowers that clothe the branches and stem, transforming them into...

(Astilbe, Bella False Spirea, False Spirea)

The plants in the Bella Series are medium-sized astilbes with profuse bloom. Hardy perennials for shade, these plants are stocky and branching, with glossy, dark-green, ferny leaves. The flower spikes that top the stems have a branching habit and tiny, closely packed flowers that clothe the branches and stem, transforming them into feathery plumes in colors ranging from white to deep rose. The flowers can persist for weeks after they dry.

Like most astilbes, these prefer partial sun to partial...

(Hybrid Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea)

Hybrid Japanese astilbes are desirable herbaceous perennials for shade. In the spring, plants put forth clumps of feathery compound leaves of dark green. Typically their tall, feathery plume-like flower clusters appear in early to midsummer, but some cultivars may bloom earlier. There are many cultivars that differ in height, flower density and color. Blooms come in shades of red, pink, rose or white and turn brown after blooming, so it looks best to cut them back once they are spent.

Most astilbes...

(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....

(Chinese Astilbe, Chinese False Spirea)

Feathery flowerheads and mounds of lush foliage make Astilbe chinensis a favorite in woodland and shade gardens throughout the temperate regions of the world. It is native to China, Japan, Korea and Russia and is a vigorous perennial and spreads slowly to form dense clumps.

Graceful mounds of dark green, twice divided, fern-like leaves grow from thick, brown rhizomes (lateral underground stems). The showy, pyramidal flowerheads appear in summer above the compact mounds of foliage....

(Chinese Astilbe, Finale False Spirea)

A selection of the Chinese astilbe, ‘Finale’ is a small herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, tall spikes of flowers, and hairy, toothy leaves. It blooms after most astilbes, in mid to late summer, at the top of tall, slender upright stems with spikes that have short widely spaced branches a bit like a rangy Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed, pink flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into exceptionally billowing, plumes. One plant may produce several...

(Chinese Astilbe, Chinese False Spirea, Heart and Soul Chinese Astilbe)

The vigorous patented Astilbe ‘Heart and Soul’ has a uniform compact habit and neat upright plumes of pale lavender-pink flowers. The fabulous feathery pyramidal blooms have a distinctive blue-caste making them bluest of all astilbes. They appear in late spring to summer above compact mounds of dark green, ferny, compound leaves.

Chinese in origin, this hardy perennial is surprisingly heat and sun-tolerant and noted for its adaptability. Still, it grows best when provided partial sun...

(Chinese Astilbe, Chinese False Spirea, Milk and Honey False Spirea)

The Chinese astilbe 'Milk and Honey' is a woodland perennial grown for its tall stems topped by large plume-like panicles (clusters) of tiny flowers. This summer-blooming delight is creamy white when it first opens and ages to pale pink. Unlike other Chinese astilbe, it often blooms into late summer and tolerates more drought and sun than most. The soft flowers appear on sturdy slender stems above a clump of deep green ferny leaves that are lightly marbled with silver when they first emerge.

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