Astilbes are herbaceous perennials that have feathery plumes and attractive foliage that are long lasting and abundant. They are easy to grow and great for the perennial garden, in bed plantings or even as additional color for containers.

Astilbes require a peaty soil for their successful cultivation. They grow best in rich, moist soils that are not water logged and can tolerate clay soils as well. Most will not do well in dry ground soils. They require planting under light shade or filtered sun.

They prefer loose, fertile soil but the primary key to their growing success is an abundance of moisture. Before planting, mix the soil with lots of compost, sphagnum peat, aged manure or other organic material.

Arendsii group- Developed by famed German nurseryman George Arends, this group includes crossed of A.Chinensis var. davidii with A. astilboides, and members of the Japonica and Thunbergii Groups.

Astilbe arendsii Amerika
A rich pink flower spikes accented against fine deep green leaves for illuminating shady borders. It enjoys moderate to wet conditions and is not fussy about soil. America has 24 ‘stems that are topped ty 8-12 plumes

Astilbe arendsii Amethyst
Amethyst is a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. It has long, feathery plumes of deep lavender-mauve flowers, over an mound of elegant, lacy green leaves. Will tolerate full sun, in cool summer regions.

Astilbe arendsii Anita Pfeifer
It has large plumes of salmon-pink flower appear later than most Astilbe. It makes a great cut flower.
Prefers a rich mois ad well drained soil.

Astilbe arendsii Augustleuchten
Also known as ‘August Light’is a wonderful perennial plant for het shade garden. Likes moist, rich, organic soil. Perfect in a woodland setting

Astilbe arendsii Brautschleier
It offers a refined grace to perennial borders with bright white airy plumes in summer that move with the slightest breeze. Brautschleier will grow in many types of soils, but thrives best when planten in moisture retentive areas.

Astilbe arendsii Bressingham Beauty
A popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. It has long arching deep-pink plumes of flowers. Over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves. Excellent for cutting.  Will tolerate full sun, in cool summer regions.

Astilbe arendsii Bronzlaub
This plant is suitable for gardens with several mature trees and shrubs. Calls for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, hummus rich soil with few roots in the local area.
This plant is also used as a border plant. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Bumalda
This plant is suitable for gardens with several mature trees and shrubs. Calls for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, hummus rich soil with few roots in the local area.
This plant is also used as a border plant. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Burgundi Red
Loosely formed plumes of deep-red flowers give a long-lasting display over branching stems of glossy dark-green foliage.

Astilbe arendsii Catherine Deneuve
A popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. Rose-pink plumes of flowers, over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers. Also excellent for cutting.

Astilbe arendsii Cattleya
Plants in the garden near trees or shrubs. They tolerate shade and require of prefer a humus rich soil.
Plant them not too sunny, for instance in a darker corner of a border.
It combines well with other plants. Recommended quantity per square meter: 7.

Astilbe arendsii Darwins Dream
A popular choice for shady gardens, they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. This mid-sized selection has fluffy plumes in a rich deep-pink shade, over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers. Excellent for cutting.

Astilbe arendsii Diamant
An easy to grow variety preferring to be grown either in the ground of may be planted in a pot.
Prefers moist soil but not waterlogged. Apply fertilizier in spring and midsummer. They are very easy to grow and will grow and bloom even during the hot summer. Keep well-watered.

Astilbe arendsii Elisabeth Bloom®
This variety has nearly fluorescent pink flowers. This plume-shaped flowers appear in June-August period and is 60-70 cm high. The location of this plant should ideally be moist and humeus, A place in light or partial shade is perfect. Striking feature of this plant is the fine silvery green leaves..

Astilbe arendsii Else Schluck
It’s a beautiful dark red bloom on very bright green foliage.

Astilbe arendsii Erika
Plants for light shade and a rich, fairly moist soil, with not too many tree-roots. For example near buildings or fences. Plant them not too sunny, for instance in a darker corner of a border.
It combines well with other plants Recommended quantity per square meter: 7.

Astilbe arendsii Etna
Plants for light shade and a rich, fairly moist soil, with not too many tree-roots. For example near buildings or fences. Plant them not too sunny, for instance in a darker corner of a border.
It combines well with other plants. Recommended quantity per square meter: 7.

Astilbe arendsii Fanal
Plants for light shade and a rich, fairly moist soil, with not too many tree-roots. For example near buildings or fences. Plant them not too sunny, for instance in a darker corner of a border.
This selection features long, narrow maroon-red plumes of flowers over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves, bronze in spring. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers.
It combines well with other plants. Recommended quantity per square meter: 7.

Astilbe arendsii Federsee
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy, organically rich soils. If regularly watered, foliage will urually remain attractive throughout the growing season. As summer compst mulch helps retain soil moisture.

Astilbe arendsii Feuer
This plant is suitable for gardens with several (nearly) mature trees and shrubs. Call for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, humus rich soil with few roots in the local area. This plant is also used as a border plant. Soil should be moist or well. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Flamingo®
Plants for light shade and a rich, fairly moist soil, with not too many tree-roots. For example near buildings or fences. Plant them not too sunny, for instance in a darker corner of a border.
This selection features arching flamingo-pink plumes of flowers, over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers.
It combines well with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Gertud Brix
A rhizomatous herbs with compound, green leaves and rich, upright inflorescences in late spring and summer. They grow in part shade in humus-rich soils and in full sun in swampy soils. Plant in groups and arrangements. Easily propagated by dividing rhizomes, in early spring.

Astilbe arendsii Gloria
This plant is suitabale for gardens with several (nearly) mature atrees and shrubs. Call for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, humus rich soil with few roots in the local area. This plant is also used as a border plant. Soil should be moist or well. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Gloria Purpurea
It has a glorious play of huge light lavender pink, dense plumes. A bronze foliage in spring that turns green by summer. Perfect for the shady bed or border. It also makes a fine cut-flower for fresch or dried bouquets. Ideal for waterside plantings, it thrives where the soil is constantly moist.

Astilbe arendsii Glut
Glut has very dark red buds opening to reveal striking, deep red flowers with rose highlights. They truly glow as their name implies. The flower plumes are narrowly triangular and are held upright. Leaves are bronze-red in spring, turning mid-green by summer. Requires moist, rich soil. Moist and/or humus rich soil in a sheltered spot in sun or partial shade suit them best.

Astilbe arendsii Granat
Good choise for shady gardens, they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. It has big fluffy deep-red plumes, over a mound of elegant, lacy green leaves, bronze in spring. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers. Fertilize in April and June. Excellent for cutting.

Astilbe arendsii Hyazinth
It’s a tall Astilbe that delivers masses of compact flower spires in a luscious shade of light lilac pink.
The blooms fade to white as they get older. The finely cut foliage is a bright green, an ideal color to frame the blooms. It combines well with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Irrlicht
The flower color is white and the flowering period is from about June to July. The leaves are green and about 30 cm. high. Suitable for gardens wit several(nearly) mature trees and shrubs. Calls for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, humus rich soil with few roots in the local area. This plant is also used as a  border plant (on a slightly sunnier spot). Soil should be moist or well. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Kvele
Dark lilac rose flowers over foliage is red all year. Slightly drooping form. This Astilbe prefer part to full shade and should not be allowed to dry out.

Astilbe arendsii Lilli Goos
The flower color is red and the flower period is four about June to July. The leaves are green and about 35 cm high. Suitable for gardens wit several(nearly) mature trees and shrubs. Calls for a spot in partial shade and a nutritious, humus rich soil with few roots in the local area. This plant is also used as a  border plant (on a slightly sunnier spot). Soil should be moist or well. Hardly invasive and can be combined with other plants.

Astilbe arendsii Lollypop®
A classic shade perennial with ferny, dark green foliage set with fragrant, rich, red-purple plumes in mid-to-late summer. Very eye-catching colour. Most successfully grown in partial to full shade in fertile, moist soil. Do not allow this plant to dry out as it will be very unhappy and deteriorate quickly.

Astilbe arendsii Nikki®
Unique light and dark pink blooms on the same plant. Lovely effect. Ferny, dark green foliage a great contrast for the flowers. Blooms from mid-to-late summer. Most successfully grown in partial to full shade in fertile, moist soil. Do not allow this plant to dry out as it will be very unhappy and deteriorate quickly.

Astilbe arendsii Peaches and Cream
A popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. This is a midsize selection, ideal for the middle of the border. Plumes of pale pink to white flowers appear in midsummer over a mound of ferny green leaves. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers. Excellent for cutting.

Astilbe arendsii Red Cattleya
Red Cattlayea is almost identical to the popular ‘Cattleya’ except the plumes are dark red instead of orchid pink. It is a tall cultivar, which features large panicles of dark red flowers on upright stems. Typically forms a foliage mound to 12-15 high. Fern like leaves emerge tinged with red but mature to dark green. It is an excellent border plant and when used as a mass planting, with showy plume like flowers.

Astilbe arendsii Rotlicht
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy, organically rich soils. Soils should not be allowed to dry out. If regularly watered, foliage will usually remain attractive throughout the growing season. A summer compost mulch helps retain soil moisture. Removing faded flower stalks will not prolong bloom, but may improve plant appearance, particularly if a ground cover look is desired.

Astilbe arendsii Sister Theresa
Sister Theresa has short stocky salmon pink plumes in various sizes and shapes, excellent for pots.
It grows best in moist soils and semi-shade. Will tolerate more sun with adequate moisture. Excellent for the woodland garden.

Astilbe arendsii Snowdrift
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy, organically rich soils. Soils must not be allowed to dry out. If regularly watered, foliage will usually remain attractive throughout the growing season. A summer compost mulch helps retain soil moisture. Removing faded flower stalks will not prolong bloom but may improve plant appearance, particularly if a ground cover look is desired.

Astilbe arendsii Spartan
These red flower plumes are most fetching when back-planted with white-flowering shrubs. The fine-Toothed foliage of Spartan emerges in spring with red tinges. Like all Astilbes, it needs even moisture to keep up appearances through hot summers. Use them in groups in the woodland border, or mass them to create a ground cover. In evenly moist or wet soil, Astilbes are tough, pest-free, and handsome. The only thing they cannot endure is drought. The blooms are useful for cutting if they are picked when half open.

Astilbe arendsii Spinell
Spinel has long loosely branched crimson-red panicles of flowers that are held clear of the greeg foliage. Ferny new growth is red in earsly spring and very attractive, turning green as the season progresses. This perennial thrives in moist, shady locations and is popular for the border plantings or alongside water areas. Excellet for drying or to cut and place fresh in the vase.

Astilbe arendsii Weisse Gloria
Weisse Gloria has the purest white plumes, and reminds me of puffy white clouds that glisten in the sunlight. It has attractive, full and blocky plumes in early to midsummer. The foliage is a shiny, dark green to bronze, which makes a nice contrast to the airy white blossoms.