Fanal Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal'
Showy perennial for beautiful summer color in shady areas. Tall, feathery blooms of deep garnet red valued for light, airy quality, rise above bronze-green foliage. Great in massed plantings.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee ar-END-see-eye |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 7, 14 - 17, 32 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate, gracefully mounding grower to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Mid-spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0350 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
Looks beautiful displaying its ruby red blooms in the middle to back row of a shade garden. Especially showy in a large grouping surrounded by smaller, white-flowering plants.
Showy perennial for beautiful summer color in shady areas. Tall, feathery blooms of deep garnet red valued for light, airy quality, rise above bronze-green foliage. Great in massed plantings.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
Looks beautiful displaying its ruby red blooms in the middle to back row of a shade garden. Especially showy in a large grouping surrounded by smaller, white-flowering plants.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee ar-END-see-eye |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 7, 14 - 17, 32 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate, gracefully mounding grower to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Mid-spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0350 |
