Perfect perennial to dress up a shaded area. Looks great planted with hostas. The flower plumes also make good cutflowers. Mound-shaped perennials with fernlike foliage produce dozens of soft feathery flowers on 20-40" tall spikes in late spring to early summer. Astilbes thrive when planted by a waterside, but they grow well anywhere and are not fussy about soil. Space 18-24" apart. #1 field-grown plants. Astilbe hybrids
Zones 4-9 - Partial Shade to Full Shade - Deer Resistant
Product Details
Botanical Name: Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland'
Form: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Shade/Partial Shade
Height/Habit: 20 - 40" spikes
Spread: 18 - 24"
Spacing: 18 - 24"
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 (-25 degrees F)
Foliage Type: Dark green compound leaves/leaflets ovate to oblong with serrated edges.
Flower Form: Spikes - 20 - 40" tall, plume-like panicles of masses of small individual flowers.
Flower Color: White.
Flowering Date: Early to mid summer.
Planting Requirements: Can tolerate more sun in boggy sites. Won't thrive in alkaline or heavy clay soils that dry out in the summer.
Soil Requirements: Fertile, organic soil, that retains moisture, but not soggy.
Growth Rate: Moderate to slow
Unique Characteristics: Blossom color, attractive delicate fern-like foliage. Perfect perennial to dress up a shaded area. Looks great planted with hostas. The flower plumes also make good cutflowers.
Pruning: May want to remove spent flower stems.
Additional Information: Looks good with Lady Fern, Maidenhair Fern and Host varieties, Japanese Painted Fern.
