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Astilbe
Also called False Goat's Beards
Astilbe is a genus of about 18 hardy perennial species from Asia and North America, grown for its fern-like foliage and feathery flower plumes. The key to growing it is consistently moist soil and partial to full shade.
Astilbe is a genus of 18 species of rhizomatous flowering plants within the family Saxifragaceae, native to mountain ravines and woodlands in Asia and North America. Some species are known by the common names false goat's beard and false spirea.
Species range from New Guinea, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines to Indochina, the Himalayas, China, Japan, and the Russian Far East, and to the southeastern United States.
There are three UK National Collections of Astilbe, held by:
Malcolm Pharaoh at Marwood Hill Gardens in Marwood, near Barnstaple, North Devon.
Tall False Buck's Beard · Florist's spiraea · Florist's spiraea · Entire Leaf False Goat’s Beard · Thunberg's Astilbe
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