Perennials · 17 varieties
Astilbe
The shade-garden showpiece — feathery plumes from white to fire red; keep it watered and it rewards you for decades.
- Light
- Shade to part shade
- Height
- 10–32″ varies by variety
- Spread
- 12–24″
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8 hardy here
- Blooms
- Jun–Sep
- Deer
- Usually left alone
- Rabbits
- Usually left alone
- Containers
- Good in pots
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA list ask us
Hardiness & bloom: Varies by variety: Fanal Jun, Visions Jul, Pumila Aug–Sep.
Height varies a lot between varieties here — anywhere from 10″ to 32″. Check the tag, or ask us which one suits the spot you have in mind.
Carries height — the thriller at the center of a pot or the back of a bed.
The 17 Astilbe varieties we grow
Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.
Variety by variety
East Bethel and the north metro are zone 4; Minneapolis and St. Paul are zone 5. Green comes back in both; yellow comes back in zone 5.
| Variety | Hardiness | Blooms | Size & sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridal Veilwhite | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Jul | Size 32″ tall Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Fanaldeep red | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Jul | Size 20″ × 18–20″ Sun or shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Fireworks Pink | HardinessAsk usnot researched yet | Blooms — | Size 18″ tall |
| Happy Spiritcreamy white | HardinessHardy to zone 2comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms May–Jun | Size 20–22″ tall Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Japonica Montgomerydeep cherry red to magenta | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul | Size 21–23″ × 18–23″ Sun or shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Peach Blossompeach-pink | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun | Size 20–24″ tall Sun or shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Pretty in Pinklight to medium pink | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Aug | Size 13–24″ × 12–24″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Pumilalilac pink | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Aug–Sep | Size 10–12″ × 12–18″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
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| Razzle Dazzle | HardinessAsk usnot researched yet | Blooms — | Size 22–25″ tall |
| Red Sentinelscarlet red | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Jul | Size 21–23″ × 18–23″ Sun or shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Vision Volcanobright pink | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul | Size 16–18″ × 12–18″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Vision in Pinklight pink | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul–Aug | Size 16–18″ × 12–18″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Vision in Reddeep red to pink-red | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul | Size 16–18″ × 12–18″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Vision in White Delightwhite | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Jul | Size 16–18″ × 12–18″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Younique Red Rubyruby red | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms May–Jun | Size 16–20″ × 16–20″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Younique Silvery Pinklight silvery pink | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms May–Jun | Size 16–20″ × 16–20″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Younique Whiteivory white | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Jul | Size 16–20″ × 16–20″ Part shade to shade · deer usually leave it alone |
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Grown chemical-free in our own seven greenhouses in East Bethel — not trucked in. Come see it in person, or use the plant picker to find what suits your spot.