(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...

(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...

(Rock and Roll Astilbe)

This astilbe, ‘Rock and Roll’ is a herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. The spikes have a branching habit, a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed flowers clothe the spikes, transforming them into soft, billowing plumes. One plant may produce several, making a cloud of bloom above the leaves. A member of the Music Series, ‘Rock and Roll’ blooms with white flowers in mid through late summer. Deadhead the...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, Touch of Pink Astilbe)

Astilbe ‘Touch of Pink’ has lovely light pink blooms and a compact growth habit. Astilbe simplicifolia group hybrids are clump-forming, herbaceous perennials that are native to Southeastern Asia and North America. Touch of Pink is low-growing, with ovate leaves divided into three parts, twice which form mounds. The flowers appear in summer in dense, branched, pyramidal shaped-stalks. The flower heads fade to attractive shades of brown in the fall, providing landscape interest through winter.

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(Japanese Astilbe, Japanese False Spirea, Vesuvius False Spirea)

One of many early-blooming hybrids of the East Asian species Astilbe japonica, 'Vesuvius' is a clump-forming perennial grown for its large, feathery, deep-pink flower clusters in late spring and early summer. They arise on slender stems above ferny clumps of lustrous rich green foliage.

Astilbes in the Japonica Group prefer partial shade and moist, fertile, well-drained soil, but can tolerate drier and sunnier locations. This low-maintenance perennial looks best when planted in groups...

(Astibe, False Spirea, Washington False Spirea)

One of many early-blooming hybrids of the East Asian species Astilbe japonica, 'Washington' is a clump-forming perennial grown for its large, feathery, creamy-white flower clusters in early summer. They arise on slender stems above ferny clumps of lustrous rich green foliage.

Astilbes in the Japonica Group prefer partial shade and moist, fertile, well-drained soil, but can tolerate drier and sunnier locations. This low-maintenance perennial looks best when planted in groups or mixed...

(Astilbe, False Spirea, White Wings False Spirea)

Compact and free-flowering, astilbe ‘White Wings’ is an herbaceous perennial grown for its tolerance of shade, dependable bloom, plush spikes of flowers, and dark, dense ferny foliage. The spikes grow at the top of slender upright stems and have a branching habit that looks a bit like a Christmas tree. Tiny, closely packed 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 bloom high above the leaves...

(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...