astilbe arendsii

description

I'll give it to you. Astilbe arendsii, belonging to the family of the saxifragaceae, have a bushy bearing, made of thin stems with leaves similar to ferns of dark green or Bronze-green. The strength of these perennial plants are the blooms attics of different colors according to the variety.

The arendsi is a series of hybrids obtained from the intersection between japoponica, thunbergii, lastilboides and the I'm going to be.

characteristic

Size: in The average astilbe has an average height of 30-40. but there are different varieties, both dwarf, as in the case of “rock and roll”, and others of greater size like the “cattleya”, which can reach up to 100cm.

flower: the peculiarity of the astilbe lies in its wonderful blooms. From June to late summer can see these pyramid-shaped flowers that color it, thanks to countless small flowers that can take different colors according to variety, becoming, for example, red, white, cream, pink or lilac.

use: the flowers are the protagonists of this perennial, so that the its use is for ornamental purposes, both in pot and in the garden. very used also in bordura.

origin

I'll give it to you. Astilbe arendsii are a perennial plant native to mountain areas of eastern Asia and some areas of North America. Being a plant rustic, does not fear the frost, indeed, bears well temperatures far below of zero. On the contrary they suffer very much the heat. In summer require be shady, otherwise you run the risk that suffer damage even very serious.

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