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Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'            
False Spirea    

ZONE 4, HT 14-18", PT SUN/PT SHADE
Add some grace to your perennial border with this variety. Bright lavender plumes and dark green foliage. Blooms early to mid-summer. Performs best in part shade and moist soil. As the season progresses foliage darkens and becomes almost bronze by fall.


 
Astilbe arendsii 'Bumalda'            
False Spirea    

ZONE 4, HT 24", PART SHADE
Fluffy plumes of pure white flowers appear in midsummer over dense fern-like foliage. Performs best in part shade. Plant in groups of 3 or more for the best effect, or try pairing with Hosta 'Lakeside Cha Cha'.


 
Astilbe arendsii 'Glow'            
False Spirea    

ZONE 4, HT 30", SUN/SHADE
A great way to add bold color to your shade garden! Dark red buds open to bright red flowers with rose highlights in midsummer. Foliage first appears bronze red in spring and takes on a deep green as the season progresses. Looks great with Carex Europea.


 
Astilbe arendsii 'Red Cattleya'            
False Spirea    

ZONE 4, HT 30-36", PT SUN/SHADE
Tall, airy, dark red plumes over dark green foliage in early summer. A nice bold color that will really stand out in your shade garden. For the best impact plant several together or combine with other vibrant colored Astilbe such as 'Elizabeth Van Veen' and 'Purple Candles'.


 
Astilbe 'Burgundy Red'             
False Spirea    

ZONE 4, HT 18-20", SUN/SHADE
This variety offers a lot of color from the dark red scapes to the raspberry buds giving way to bright burgundy blooms. As flowers age they fade to fuschia. Green foliage forms a nice clump. Grows well in shade. May need supplemental water if planted in sun.


 
Astilbe chinensis 'Milk and Honey'        False Spirea    

ZONE 4-9, HT 30", PART SUN/SHADE
This fragrant Astilbe blooms mid to late summer after most of the other Astilbe have already gone by. Its creamy white plumes turn light pink as the plant matures.


Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
Dwarf Chinese Astilbe

ZONE 4-9, HT 12", PART SUN        
Sturdy spikes produce raspberry sherbet plumes in August and September. Makes a good groundcover and is somewhat drought resistant.


Astilbe chinensis 'Purple Candles'
Chinese Astilbe
ZONE 4-9, HT 36", PART SUN/SHADE
Tall, dense spikes of reddish-purple spring forth in August above dramatic, green foliage. One of the latest Astilbes to bloom.

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Chinese Astilbe
ZONE 4-8, HT 15", PART SUN/SHADE
Dense, upright, rose-mauve flower plumes rise above bronze-green foliage that is more sun tolerant than most Astilbe. The mid summer blooms make good cut and dried flowers and are deer and rabbit resistant.

Astilbe 'Color Flash Lime'
False Spirea
ZONE 3, HT 12-24", PT/FULL SHADE
This unique variety offers bright lime green foliage to brighten up a dark corner of your landscape. Blush pink plumes emerge in early summer. Like most varieties, this one grows best in morning sun and afternoon shade.

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Astilbe 'Delft Lace'      
False Spirea         
     

ZONE 5, HT 12-15", PT/FULL SHADE        
A lovely hybrid that is sure to brighten up your shade garden. Wine red stems give way to deep pink buds in early summer. Soft apricot pink flowers are loosely displayed atop deep blue green foliage with a waxy silver overlay.


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Astilbe hybrida 'Snow Drift'     
False Spirea      
     

ZONE 4, HT 24”, PT/FULL SHADE 
Cool white flowers brighten up a shady spot in the yard. Light green foliage. Mid-summer bloomer.


 
Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'  
False Spirea        
     

ZONE 4, HT 20", PT/FULL SHADE       
Deep red blooms stand out against dark red stems in midsummer over an elegant mound of lacy foliage. Foliage emerges bronze red and turns dark green. Requires consistently moist soil. Tolerant of clay soil.


 
Astilbe japonica 'Washington'  
False Spirea        
     

ZONE 3, HT 24", PT SUN/PT SHADE       
One of the best white Astilbe with dense plumes over green foliage in early summer. Astilbe thrive in moist soil and filtered sun. Add to your perennial garden or plant along the edge of a woodland garden. Deer and rodent resistant!


 
Astilbe 'Radius'  
False Spirea        
     

ZONE 3, HT 20-26", SUN/SHADE      
Foliage emerges copper red in spring, forming a refined full clump of green foliage as the season progresses. Burgundy red scapes hold large bright red blooms in early and midsummer. Looks great with low mounding perennials with variegated foliage.


Astilbe x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty'
False Spirea
ZONES 4-8, HT 40", PART SUN
Dense, fern-like foliage and arching, fragrant, rose-colored spires in early summer. Works well at the back of the shade garden.

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 2-4', PART SUN
Fragrant white plumes with dark green foliage. Moist soil; early to mid-summer bloom.

 


Astilbe x arendsii 'Cattleya'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 40", PART SUN
Tall, loose plumes of clear, bright pink in mid summer add an elegant look to your garden. The attractive green foliage has a hint of red. Prefers moist soil.

 


Astilbe x arendsii 'Erica'
False Spirea

ZONES 4-9, HT 30", PART SUN/SHADE
Long, slender, compact trusses are a delicate pink on dark red stems. Blooms midseason.

 

 


Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 24", PART SUN        
Vivid dark red plumes in late June and early July atop bronze foliage. Moist soil.

 


Astilbe x japonica 'Elizabeth van Veen'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 28", SUN/PART SUN            Fertile, moist soil produces vibrant raspberry-lilac spikes in July-August. The lush mid-green foliage has a hint of red.

 


Astilbe x japonica 'Peach Blossom'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 24", PART SUN        
A cross between Astilbe chinensis and Astilbe japonica produced this lovely shade of light, salmon pink. Blooms in June and July. Moist soil.

 


Astilbe x japonica 'Rheinland'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-8, HT 18", PART SUN
Fragrant rose-pink plumes shoot up in early summer. Pairs well with Astilbe x japonica 'Deutschland'. Moist soil.

 


Astilbe x simplicifolia 'Sprite'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-9, HT 12", PART SUN        
This dwarf Astilbe was created in England by the Blooms (the perennial gurus). It displays delicate, fern-like, dark bronze foliage topped with beautiful shell-pink plumes in mid summer. Moist soil.


Astilbe x thunbergii 'Ostrich Plume'
False Spirea

ZONE 4-8, HT 40", PART SUN        
This bold plant makes a statement with its beautiful, arching salmon pink plumes in mid summer. Plant with Lilium for a spectacular effect.

 


Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern
ZONE 3-7, HT 18-36", SUN/SHADE
There seem to be several varieties within this species. Lady fern is easy to grow, reaches medium height and has a rich green color. Grow in abundance in full sun along a road or cropping out of rocks in a moist woodland.

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
Japanese Painted Fern
ZONE 3-8, HT 2', SHADE
This fern has done well in our shade display garden. It has silvery green leaves and burgundy stems and likes moist, well-drained soil. It was the 2004 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year.

Athyrium x 'Ghost'
Ghost Fern
ZONE 3-8, HT 2-3', PART SUN/SHADE
This cross between Lady Fern and Japanese Painted Fern has resulted in an attractive, upright, clumping fern that will add a ghostly gray-green light to your shade garden. Try it in front of a dark-leaved Cimicifuga or Ligularia to really show it off. Will tolerate dry or moist conditions.

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Aurinia saxatilis
Basket of Gold
ZONE 3, HT 7-9", SUN
A prized groundcover for both its flowers and foliage.  Great for planting on slopes, stone walls, or in rock gardens.  Blue-green foliage forms a nice mound spreading up to 20".  Small, bright yellow flowers rise just above the foliage and flower profusely in spring. A Horsford favorite for decades!

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