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ASTILBE 'Sprite'
Commonly known as False goatsbeard

Dwarf Varieties
Light mauve with dark foliage
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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Good to know
Flowerheads can be left for winter interest -
Pests & Diseases
Powdery mildew and leaf spot possibly. -
Place of origin
Garden origin. UK. 1965. Blooms Nurseries, Bressingham, Norfolk -
DeciduousBroad, fern-like leaves, emerging bronze
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Purple
Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violetLight mauve -
PaniclesOpen, drooping panicles of densely packed flowers
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Bog garden
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BorderSuitable for a damp border
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Cottage garden
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Patio / pot plants
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Rockery (inc alpine)
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Fully hardy
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Height
50cm (20in) -
Spread
90cm (36in) -
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennialCompact, clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Autumn Seasonal Interest
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Winter Seasonal Interest
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Wet or boggy soilMoist, humus-rich boggy site . For drier areas, grow in shade. Avoid chalk and clay.
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Rabbit Resistant
View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Astilbe - Growing Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
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