Astilbe chinensis var. pumila
(dwarf Chinese astilbe)
(dwarf Chinese astilbe)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Steven N. Rodie
Height: Groundcover, 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 15 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Comments & Cautions:
excellent groundcover; best astilbe for drought tolerance, but performs poorly if allowed to dry out
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
low rounded mound; spreads slowly by stolons
Foliage
compound leaves, fine-textured; deep green with russet tones on margins and undersides
Flowers
conical, fluffy pink panicles in July-August; ornamental through fall if seed heads are allowed to remain