Description
Growers Notes:
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- Astilbe are herbaceous perennials that die back in the fall and return in the spring
- Plant in compost rich, well drained soil in 4 hours or less of sunlight per day
- Deer and rabbit resistant. Bee friendly
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more bloom
- Plant roots just below the soil line, spring planting is best
- Water weekly during the first spring and summer after planting, until the fall rains return
- Fertilize in the early spring and again in June with a 5-10-10 or 10-10-10 granular
- In late fall, cut the foliage down to the ground for winter
- Works well for mass plantings and is a good cut flower
- Returns bigger and better every year! With more stems and flowers than the year before