Astilbe rivularis CC5201
Saxifragaceae
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Habitat:
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damp woodland
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Flowering:
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mid to late summer
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Size:
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100
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200
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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wit h plenty of humus
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Price
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£8.00
(2 litre pot)
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Order code:
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A8A-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 rivularis CC5201 is a species is usually described as having white flowers, so the description of this collection as yellow-green may just reflect their incomplete openness at the time of the observation. It is a typical Astilbe, with a great spire of tiny flowers, over sharply toothed leaves.
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.
Dense plumes of deep red 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.
Tall plant with dissected leaves and strong heads of fluffy pink flowers.