'Visions' Astilbe
Perennial
- Aromatic flowers add fragrance to your garden all summer!
- Blooms are adored by butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Shade-loving ground cover spreads slowly.
- Durable and resistant to deer, rabbits, and diseases.
- Zones 4-9, part sun/shade, 16″ tall x 15″ wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Common name: False spirea, false goat's beard, Chinese astilbe, tall false buck's beard
Zone: 4 - 9
Sun exposure: Full Sun (>6 hrs.) Part-sun (4-6 hours sun) to shade (< 4 hours sun)
Soil type: Average
Soil moisture: Moist
Height x width: 14-16" x 12-15"
Flower color: Raspberry-pink
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Mid-summer
Bloom time: Midsummer
Features: Winter interest, wet soils, rabbit resistant, low flammability, heat tolerant, ground covers, deer resistant, container plants, cold tolerant, best sellers
Uses: Accent, border, container gardening, cottage gardening, edging, ground cover, massing, naturalizing, pollinator gardens, rain garden, small spaces, underplanting
How to Grow
Light: Best in part-sun, will tolerate full shade but will not bloom as heavily.
Water: Moderate moisture. Plants tolerate heat and some dry soils once established.
Spacing: 1.5 - 2 ft spacing.
Fertilizing: Not always necessary, but can be fertilized in the spring when new growth emerges if growth is slow or the plant exhibits nutrient deficiency.
Winterizing: Where winter survival is a potential problem, plants should be moved to protected locations (e.g., southern exposures) with leaf and flower stems intact for extra protection.
Maintenance & pruning: Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom. Trim back in early spring, before the plant exhibits new growth. Plants rarely need dividing, but you can divide every few years to thin the bed or propagate.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.