Granat Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii 'Granat'
Powerful red blooms for shade gardens. Popular cut flower. Lush green compound leaves on upright plants. Mass for large scale effects. At home in the woodland garden or under shade trees that love moisture. Herbaceous perennial.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee ar-END-see-eye |
| Key feature: | Woodland Garden |
| 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 growing to 24 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0162 |
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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
This is one of the stellar perennials of the semiformal garden border. A superior choice for high profile foundation beds. Perfect in semishaded mixed borders. Mass or naturalize in woodland gardens. At home in country garden settings with hedges and cottage style flowers when arranged in informal drifts and masses.
Companion Plants
Group this perennial with soft companions such as Black Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea, (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'), Eskimo Viburnum, (Viburnum x 'Eskimo'), Roseum Elegans Rhododendron, (Rhododendron x 'Roseum Elegans') and Sensation Lilac, (Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation').
History
This group falls into the Saxifragaceae. The genus was classified by the English authority on plants of India, Francis Buchanan. He named it from the Greek for without sheen or non-shining to describe the foliage. There are about 14 species, mostly from Asia and a couple of North Americans. This species originates in Japan and is the source of florist's cut materia.
Lore
In China these plants are commonly known as Ch'Ang Chan.
Powerful red blooms for shade gardens. Popular cut flower. Lush green compound leaves on upright plants. Mass for large scale effects. At home in the woodland garden or under shade trees that love moisture. Herbaceous perennial.
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
This is one of the stellar perennials of the semiformal garden border. A superior choice for high profile foundation beds. Perfect in semishaded mixed borders. Mass or naturalize in woodland gardens. At home in country garden settings with hedges and cottage style flowers when arranged in informal drifts and masses.
Companion Plants
Group this perennial with soft companions such as Black Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea, (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'), Eskimo Viburnum, (Viburnum x 'Eskimo'), Roseum Elegans Rhododendron, (Rhododendron x 'Roseum Elegans') and Sensation Lilac, (Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation').
History
This group falls into the Saxifragaceae. The genus was classified by the English authority on plants of India, Francis Buchanan. He named it from the Greek for without sheen or non-shining to describe the foliage. There are about 14 species, mostly from Asia and a couple of North Americans. This species originates in Japan and is the source of florist's cut materia.
Lore
In China these plants are commonly known as Ch'Ang Chan.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee ar-END-see-eye |
| Key feature: | Woodland Garden |
| 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 growing to 24 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0162 |
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