Astilbe make beautiful additions to shade or part shade gardens, providing plume like flowers over extremely attractive foliage. In Zone 8, astilbe normally flower late April/Early May. Flowers range in color from white to peach to red and lilac purple. Heights vary from <1 to >3 ft in height.
Martin Garden Center often offers Astilbe for sale as tubers in the spring. You must be on our mailing list to receive these notifications. We tend to sell out within a week. We also plant tubers in the spring into 1-gallon containers for later spring sales. We carry many different varieties.
The Astilbe younique series is a smaller more compact astilbe with heights from 12-16″. Some of the common varieties that we see at Martin Garden Center include:
- Astilbe younique Cerise
- Astilbe younique Lilac
- Astilbe younique Ruby Red
- Astilbe younique Silvery Pink
Tuber | Variety | Bloom Color, Height & Other Info | Zone Info | ||
Astilbe younique | Cerise | Deep pink w/slight red overtones ; 12-16″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Tuber | Variety | Bloom Color, Height & Other Info | Zone Info | ||
Astilbe younique | Lilac | Pink with lilac overtones; 12-16″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Tuber | Variety | Bloom Color, Height & Other Info | Zone Info | ||
Astilbe younique | Ruby Red | Raspberry bloom; 12-16″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Tuber | Variety | Bloom Color, Height & Other Info | Zone Info | ||
Astilbe younique | Silvery Pink | Soft blush pink bloom; 12-16″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Other Astilbe types that we offer (arendsii and chinensis and japonica types) include:
- Astilbe arendsii Bridal Veil (white)
- Astilbe arendsii Fanal (red)
- Astilbe arendsii Amethyst (amethyst)
- Astilbe chinensis Visions (raspberry)
- Astilbe chinensis Visions in Pink (duhhh … pink)
- Astilbe chinensis Visions Inferno (peach)
- Astilbe chinensis Visions in White (guess?)
- Astilbe hybrid Deutschland (white)
- Astilbe hybrid Happy Spirit (white) dark foliage
- Astilbe hybrid Fireworks Pink (pink)
- Astilbe japonica Montgomery (red)
Specifics and pictures for each follow.
Astilbe arendsii | Bridal Veil | White bloom; 24-36″ height | Zone 4-9; part to full shade |
Astilbe arendsii | Fanal | Ruby red bloom; 15-24″ height | Zone 4-9; part to full shade |
Astilbe Arendsii Amethyst Tuber,
Height:
32 in
Spread:
15-24 in
Zone:
3-8
Astilbe chinensis | Visions in Pink | Soft pink bloom; 24-32″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe chinensis | Visions in White | White bloom; 18″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe chinensis | Visions Inferno | Peach bloom; 15-24″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe Hybrid | Deutschland | | White; 20″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe Hybrid | Happy Spirit | | White; 20-22″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Hybrid Astilbe Hot Pearls Tuber
Height:
18 in
Zone:
3-8
Astilbe Hybrid Fireworks Pink
Height:
22-24 in
Spread:
15-24 in
Zone:
3-8
Astilbe Hybrid | Lowlands White | | White; 16″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe japonica | Montgomery | Cerise red bloom; 15-24″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe Hybrid | Peach Blossom | | Peach bloom; 20-24″ height | Zone 4-8; part to full shade |
Astilbe Hybrid Rheinland
Height:
24 in
Spread:
15-24 in
Zone:
3-8