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    ASTILBE
    ASTILBE
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    ASTILBE

    Commonly known as False goatsbeard

    All are suitable for growing in wet or boggy areas. All flower JUL-SEPT

    Genus of about 14 species of clump-forming perennials with plumes of flowers in red, purple, pink and white from moist sites in mountain ranges of southeastern Asia and North America.

    Known as false goat's beard or false spirea.

    An easy to care for attractive plant where numerous hybrids have been raised from complex crosses.

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    • Good to know
      Flowerheads fade to shades of brown giving winter interest.
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
    • Herbaceous
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    varieties

    Dwarf Varieties

    ASTILBE 'Sprite'
    Light mauve with dark foliage
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    ASTILBE 'Willie Buchanan'
    Creamy-white flowers with red stamens
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00

    Early Flowering Varieties

    ASTILBE 'Deutschland'
    White
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00 £10.50
    ASTILBE 'Fanal'
    Deep garnet-red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ASTILBE 'Rheinland'
    Carmine pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Mid Season Flowering Varieties

    ASTILBE 'Etna'
    Bright red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    ASTILBE 'Federsee'
    Deep salmon-pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    ASTILBE 'Hennie Graafland'
    Clear pink with excellent foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    ASTILBE 'Peach Blossom'
    Pale rose
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    ASTILBE 'Red Sentinel'
    Deep red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ASTILBE 'Vesuvius'
    Carmine-red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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