Learn how to care for your green friend

Arends Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii

Perennials · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Arends Astilbe (Astilbe x arendsii) has a clumping / mounding growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: oblong, ovate. Flower colours recorded: orange, pink, purple/lavender, red/burgundy, white.

A space where it can thrive

Growth habit: clumping, mounding. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Sten Porse · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0.

Your care routine

Light

Filtered light through a canopy; Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.

Watering

Do not let the root zone dry during summer. Plants in sun need especially consistent moisture.

Soil & drainage

Suitable textures: High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt). Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).

Outdoor hardiness

Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.

Through the seasons

Faded flower heads may remain as autumn and winter ornament.

Pets & little ones

This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.