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Saxifragaceae
Japanese Astilbe
Astilbe japonica
I will be waiting for you.
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Astilbe
- Native to
- Japan
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- moist, rich, slightly acidic
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Japanese Astilbe was introduced to Western gardens by German botanist Georg Arends in the early 1900s.
- The plant can thrive in deep shade where few other flowering plants will bloom.
- Its fern-like foliage is attractive even when the plant is not in bloom.
- Astilbe japonica is a key parent species in most modern hybrid astilbe cultivars.
- Deer and rabbits generally avoid eating astilbe, making it ideal for woodland gardens.
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