Astilbe Chinensis Pumila

2-3 Litre Pot

• RHS Award of Garden Merit
• Position: Full sun, partial shade
• Soil: Moist, well drained
• Growth Rate: Average
• Flowering Period: May – August
• Hardiness: H7
• Eventual Height: 0.6m
• Eventual Spread: 0.6m

Astilbe Chinensis Pumila, commonly known as ‘False Goats Beard’ and holder of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, is an attractive herbaceous perennial forming a spreading clump, of deeply cut almost fern-like green foliage amidst which erect spikes of plume-like Rosey-Mauve flowers appear from May through to August. Ideal for ground cover at the edge of the border or close to ponds and streams.

Looking After Your Astilbe Chinensis Pumila

Generally pest and disease free, an easy to grow sun/shade and moisture loving flowering perennial is equally at home in the flower border or pond-side planting scheme, the flowers often left on the plant providing interest later in the season. Early Spring cut back flowers/foliage, this is also an ideal time to propagate by division or re-locate to another position in the garden, and apply a good quality general purpose fertiliser to promote strong healthy, fresh new growth.