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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
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    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
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