Fanal Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal'
Pronunciation: a-STIL-bee ar-END-see-eye
SKU #00350
| Description | A showy bloomer for beautiful summer color in shaded areas. Tall, feathery blooms of deep garnet-red valued for their light, airy quality rise above graceful mounds of bronze-green foliage. Thrives in dappled or full shade borders. Gorgeous in mass plantings. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Light | Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade |
| Watering | Keep soil consistently moist. |
| Blooms | Mid-spring to summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall, 1 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Easy Care |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
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| 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. |
| Flower Color | Red |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Azalea (Azalea); Columbine (Aquilegia); Hosta (Hosta); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Brunnera (Brunnera) |
| Care | Thrives in organically rich, evenly moist, acidic, well-drained soil, sited in bright shade or filtered sun; does not tolerate dry conditions. Mulch to keep roots cool and moist, avoiding the crown. Clip spent blooms for a tidy appearance. Remove old foliage and stems in early spring. Feed in early spring, and again after bloom. |
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| Lore | This well known group falls into the Saxifrage family. The genus was named from the Greek for without sheen or non-shining to describe the foliage. Of the 14 or so species, most are from Asia, with a couple of North Americans. The earliest astilbes arrived from China to Paris via Jesuit missionaries, leading to early hybridization in that region and Germany rather than Britain. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
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