Montgomery Astilbe
Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
Large, full trusses of dark red plumes and green foliage that emerges bronze in spring. Good in pots and tubs. Nice colorful landscape accent and mass planting in moist areas, such as around pools. An herbaceous perennial.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee juh-PON-ih-kuh |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Filtered sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 7, 14 - 17, 32 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Mounded foliage to 1 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide. Flower spikes 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Mounding |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0167 |
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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 material.
Lore
In China these plants are commonly known as Ch'Ang Chan.
Large, full trusses of dark red plumes and green foliage that emerges bronze in spring. Good in pots and tubs. Nice colorful landscape accent and mass planting in moist areas, such as around pools. An 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 material.
Lore
In China these plants are commonly known as Ch'Ang Chan.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-STIL-bee juh-PON-ih-kuh |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Filtered sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 7, 14 - 17, 32 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Mounded foliage to 1 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide. Flower spikes 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Mounding |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0167 |
