Astilbe xarendsii 'Fanal'
Saxifragaceae
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Habitat:
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very damp places
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Flowering:
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summer
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Size:
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50
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60
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Soil:
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with plenty of humus
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Astilbe x arendsii `Fanal`
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Price
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£7.00
(2 litre pot)
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Order code:
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AAN-2
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There are tall astilbes for herbaceous borders and small ones of rock garden stature, but all prefer cool and damp conditions. They are clump-forming perennials with branched spikes bearing a multitude of tiny flowers, usually pink or white, sometimes red, closely packed together into a fuzzy mass. The multiply divided leaves are also attractive, opening with bronze colouring, and the dried flowers stems can stand through the winter, adding structure for many extra months.
Astilbe xarendsii 'Fanal' has dense, feathery plumes of deep red flowers, which are long lasting. The dried flowerheads fade but remain, providing winter interest. Attractive toothed leaflets.
Other related plants:
Clump-forming perennial with elegant sprays of of nodding white flowers.
Tall hybrid with spreading bronze flushed leaves and bright pink flowers.
Dwarf form with pink flowers tightly packed along stem and short side branches.
Tall spikes of pink feathery flowers above delicate cut leaves.
Wide 'candyfloss' tufts of sugar pink flowers; one of the finest varieties.
Long terminal clusters of masses of tiny palest yellow-green flowers.
Tall plant with dissected leaves and strong heads of fluffy pink flowers.