General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP11,963 (2001)
Parentage: Jaqueline x Bressingham Beauty

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Common names
  • Astilbe
  • False Spirea
  • Japanese Astilbe
  • Star Astilbe
Also sold as:
  • Astilbe simplicifolia 'Pink Lightning'

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Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date: July 28, 2017
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: Winchester, NH
Date: 2014-07-13

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