False Goatsbeard

Astilbe x arendsii Bressingham Beauty

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
• Rate of Growth: vigorous
• Flowering period: July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Delicate, feathery, vivid pink plumes appear in midsummer above serrated, bronze- tinted, mid-green leaves. This astilbe is one of the taller varieties. It's ideal for a moist bog garden or moist border, and the foliage contrasts particularly well with plants like rodgersia which have bolder, coarse-textured leaves. Although it can grow in drier soils it does need to be in a shady spot.
  
  
• Garden care:Newly planted astilbes need to be kept well watered until they are established. Lift and divide large clumps every three or four years, discarding old, woody rhizomes. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.