PlantsFlowers
Astilbe
Astilbe chinensis
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Feathery plumes for a moist shady bed
EasyFlowersAlso Shade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Jul
- How it spreads
- Perennial
- What to buy
- Plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September. Don't let the crown dry out the first summer.
In the design
Dry shade under a maple kills it. A north foundation that gets hose water is the spot.
