Pink Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii

Pink Astilbe (Astilbe x arendsii) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 1.5-4.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full sun with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect orange, pink and purple blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to black walnut, deer and rabbits, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

3-9

Sun

Part shade, Full sun

Water

High

Mature size

1.5-4.5 ft

Spacing

12 inches-3 feet

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet

Foliage

Brown, Green

Bloom color

Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Bloom season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Attracts

Butterflies

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Rabbits, Wet soil

Native to

Asia, hybrid origin