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Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
(Syn Astilbe 'Brautschleier')

Comes from Greek "stilbe", feminine of "stilbos" (sparkling)

Common Name

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Soil

Chalk, Sand

Sun Aspect

Dappled Shade (Part Shade)

Soil Moisture

Moist (Intolerant of drought in spring and summer)

Plant Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Height x Spread in feet

2.5 x 1.5

Foliage

Glossy, bright, dense, fernlike, Green leaves

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White to Creamy-Yellow in conical open plumes to 10 inches long in July

Comment

Clump-forming Form. Pruning Group 14.

"If you can provide rich moist soil, then Astilbes are one of the finest summer border plants. In addition to beautiful fern-like foliage, the long fluffy plumes of flowers don’t need staking and remain as seed-heads throughout the winter. Full sun or part shade, but don’t let them dry out over the summer." from R.V.Roger.

Suitable for the smaller garden. Profuse bloomer with RHS Award.

Seriously damaged by late spring frosts. Astilbes grow in damp, grassy places and open woods in East Asia and eastern North America. Interplant with Hostas for the effect of horizontal Hosta leaves with vertical Astilbe flower plumes.

Available from Kevock Garden Plants .

Companions

Pulmonaria, Helleborus, Epimedium, Ferns, Polygonatum and Japanese Iris. Astilbes are particularly effective in groups.