Q: I have two astilbe plants which have been in my garden for about four years. They are about 20 inches tall and have given me pretty plumes. The spikes are now brown and the foliage is turning color ...

Astilbes are showy flowering perennials that produce fluffy plumes covered in colorful tiny flowers in shades of pink, red, white, and purple. Thriving in partial sun to full shade, these are ...

Q. Do astilbes do well in our area? I was thinking about planting some is a woodland garden setting. A. Astilbes or false spirea is a flowering perennial with fern-like foliage and feathery plumed ...

Many gardeners find themselves in search of plants that will thrive in shade. The perennial called astilbe fits the bill Since shade covers much of my garden, over the years I have planted many shrubs ...

Astilbe is a wonderful garden flower with pointed foamy heads of tiny flowers. Another of its many qualities is that is revels in moist soil, even slightly boggy, though not constantly wet. It can ...

GROWN in moist soil in full sunshine, the astilbe makes a luxuriant plant and flowers magnificently. In drier conditions, it does well if given some shade to reduce the water needs of its fine foliage ...

Many gardeners find themselves in search of plants that will thrive in shade. The perennial called astilbe fits the bill Since shade covers much of my garden, over the years I have planted many shrubs ...