| Not Currently Available for shipment or advance booking Astilbe chinensis 'Valerie' PP19855 (25) plants
Series Name: Astilbe-Chinese
Zones 4 to 9.
Full sun to full shade.
Plants reach 18 to 20 inches tall and 12 to 15 inches wide;
Clump forming habit.
Growth rate: Moderate, slow spreading, rhizomatous plants.
'Valerie' forms a dense, fern-like foliage mound topped by clusters of fragrant, soft bluish-purple flowers from midsummer into late summer. Flowers are densely packed into erect to arching, triangular, plume-like flower panicles rising above the foliage on slender, upright stems. Large, bright green leaves are deeply incised, and coarsely textured.
For an astilbe, 'Valerie' is moderately drought tolerant.
Astilbe are easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade; whereas these long-lived perennials prefer rich soil with light shade to filtered sun. Plants do need moist conditions, hot sun and dry soils cause crisp foliage. They will grow in full shade, but will not be as floriferous. Compost mulch helps retain soil moisture and improves performance. Divide clumps when overcrowding occurs. Leave old foliage until early spring for winter protection and fertilize mid to late spring. If winter heave causes the crown to rise above soil level, gently press it back into the ground and apply organic matter around the plant.
Excellent as a border plant, container, cut flower or foliage, dried flower or seed heads, fragrant, mass plantings, mainstays of shade and woodland gardens. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Shipped bare root. |
