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Astilbe chinensis Pumila

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Photo credit: Walters Gardens Inc.

Common Name	false spirea
Height	25cm
Width	45cm
Bloom Time	Aug-Sept
Zone	3
Dwarf, lavender-purple flowers into late summer. Great variety for edging or groundcover. Foliage may become bronze-green.
Special Characteristics
Location

Species	Variety	Height	Width	Bloom Time
x arendsii	Amethyst	100cm	45cm	June-July
hybrid	Bressingham Beauty	75cm	60cm	July-August
x arendsii	Bridal Veil	70cm	30cm	July
x arendsii	Cappuccino	60cm	60cm	May- July
hybrid	Dark Side of the Moon	55cm	75cm	July-August
hybrid	Delft Lace	80cm	45cm	July-Aug
x arendsii	Diamond	75cm	60cm	June-Aug
chinensis	Diamonds and Pearls	75cm	60cm	July-Aug
x arendsii	Fanal	60cm	45cm	June-July
chinensis	Glitter and Glamour	70cm	50cm	June-July
chinensis	Heart and Soul	75cm	50cm	July-September
hybrid	Ivory Pearls	70cm	40cm	July-August
chinensis	Little Visions in Pink	35cm	35cm	June-July
chinensis	Mighty Chocolate Cherry	125cm	90cm	July- August
japonica	Montgomery	60cm	45cm	July-Aug
thunbergii	Ostrich Plume	90cm	75cm	June-Sept
japonica	Peach Blossom	60cm	45cm	June-July
japonica	Red Sentinel	80cm	45cm	June-July
japonica	Rheinland	60cm	45cm	June-July
chinensis	Spotlight	55cm	50cm	July-August
chinensis	Superba	120cm	75cm	July-Sept
chinensis	Visions	60cm	30cm	July-Aug
chinensis	Visions in Pink	50cm	60cm	July-Aug
chinensis	Visions in Red	50cm	45cm	July-Aug
chinensis	Visions in White	50cm	40cm	July-Aug