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)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches (45-60cm)
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches (45-60cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Foliage Mound Height: 9 to 12 inches (20-30cm)
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.
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Astilbe

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Location: Obelisk garden
Date: 2010-0618
Taken in the early morning.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-06-22
Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2022-07-17
Astilbe Rheinland in full bloom second year
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Obelisk garden
Date: 2010-0618
6:15 PM.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-05-30
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-06-04
Location: Main Botanical Garden at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow
Date: July
credit: Andrey Korzun
Location: Obelisk garden
Date: 2011-0616
To show the height.
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Obelisk garden
Date: 2012-0815
This is just one clump I removed to send to a KY friend.
Location: Obelisk garden
Date: 2011-0622
Tough roots for digging!
Location: Terrace
Date: 2007-0517
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2016-05-08
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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
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