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Astilbe- (Rockery Astilbe)
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Aphrodite' |
The popular Astilbes are stately plants with 3 ft. high feathery
plumes in summer, but there are several rockery varieties which grow less
than 1 ft. tall. They differ in a number of intersting ways from the
run-of-the-mill alpines. Astilbes thrive best in cool, damp and slightyly
shady places, they have a flower structure which makes a pleasant change
from the standard rockery plantform and these flowers appear in midsummer
when so many alpines have passed their flowering season.
VARIETIES:
One
of the most popular Rockery Astilbes is
A. chinensis
pumila- height 9 in., spread 1 ft., flowering period July-October. It's
miniature ostrich plumes are mauve. The baby of the family is
A. glaberrima
'Saxatilis'- height 5 in., spread 6 in., leaves bronzy, flowers pink in June
and July. A number of colorful and highly recommended hybrids are
A. simplicifolia
are
available-
'Aphrodite'
(deep rose),
'Willy
Buchanan' (creamy-white),
'Sprite' (pale
pink) etc. A word of warning- Astilbes fall miserably in dry soil.
SITE
& SOIL: Requires most soil - thrives in light shade.
PROPAGATION:
Divide clumps every 3 years in spring.
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