6280 S. Old State Road 37
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Astilbe
Arendsii Group: Amongst the oldest hybridized varieties, typically taller and early blooming.
Chinensis Group: Generally more sun and drought tolerant, late blooming with typically narrow upright plumes
Japonica Group: Typified by glossy foliage with a more compact habit, early blooming with pyramidal plumes
Simplicifolia Group: Low, compact habit and nicely glossy foliage, later blooming with open, fine textured panicles
Thunbergii Group: Taller than typical and later blooming, featuring distinctively weeping plumes.
Amber Moon - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Mid-Season / 36 tall. Stunning chartreuse foliage with red highlights in spring. Rose-pink flowers on red stems. Tolerates some sun well.
Bridal Veil - $8.99 / Arendsii group / Mid-Season / 32 tall. Large, open pure white frothy flowers gently droop at the tips. One of the best bloomers.
Chocolate Shogun - $10.99 / Hybrid group / Late-season / 24 tall. An award winning selection touting purple-red foliage that mellows to bronze in summer. Loose pink plumes frosted with white.
Fanal - $8.99 / Arendsii group / Early-Season / 20 tall. Vigorous grower with narrow plumes of blood-red.
Reddish-bronze spring foliage turns deep green in summer.
Little Vision in Pink - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Mid-late season / 16 tall. Dwarf version of Vision in Pink with compact rich dark green foliage, floriferous with thick sturdy stems and upright pink plumes.
Mighty Chocolate Cherry - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Late season / 48 tall. Red buds open to dense hot pink plumes over course red foliage that greens up by summer.
Mighty Red Quin - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Late season / 48 tall. Towering showy plumes of rose red. Forms a huge clump with large foliage. Robust grower that is more sun and drought tolerant.
Ostrich Plume - $8.99 / Thunbergii group / Late Season / 36 tall. One of the tallest astilbe, large green foliage with spectacular arching and drooping rosy-pink plumes. Nice effect next to water.
Peach Blossom - $8.99 / Hybrid (rosea) group / Early-mid season / 24 tall. Large open plumes of light salmon-pink bring life to shade. Glossy green foliage.
Purple Candles - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Late season / 42 tall. Large grower with upright plumes of dusky rose that open from purple buds. Coarse dark foliage. Synonymus with Purpurkerze
Rheinland - $8.99 / Japonica group / Early-Season / 24 tall. Vigorous plants push early plumes of flamingo pink that are extra large and wide.
Visions in Pink - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Mid-late season / 18 tall. Pale pink plumes mid to late season. Very floriferous.
Visions in Red - $9.99 / Chinensis group / Mid-late season / 18 tall. Long lasting purple-red plumes with red stems. Bronzy-blue new foliage.
Mays Greenhouse ©2020
Astilbe Culture: All astilbe are at their best in rich moist soil. All shade or morning sun works for most although the astilbe
in the chinensis group tolerate more sun and dryness. For best vigor and bloom divide every 3-4 years, either early spring
or fall is fine. Note the family groups are listed below to give a generalization of habits and bloom times;