General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Magenta
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Divide every 3-4 years when overcrowding occurs.
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Astilbe
  • False Goat's Beard
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astilbe rubra
  • Synonym: Astilbe chinensis
  • Synonym: Astilbe rubra var. taquetii
Also sold as:
  • Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii
  • Purple Lance

Photo Gallery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: Terrace garden, right side, rear.
Date: 2015-07-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Terrace garden, right side, rear.
Date: 2015-07-14
Location: Terrace garden, right side, rear.
Date: 2015-07-14
Location: Terrace garden, right side, rear.
Date: 2015-07-14
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2009-07-14
Location: Part Shade zone 6a
Date: August 2011
Blooms in August
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer
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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2011-07-13
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-04
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-07-29
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-10
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Location: Part Shade Pittsford NYZ6a
Date: 2010-07-16
This plant spreads fast for me. It blooms in July and is over 4 f
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-07-12
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-07-31
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