'Ostrich Plume' (also known as 'Straussenfeder') is an aptly named German selection. The arching plumes, which are borne on tall stems in early summer, are a brilliant salmon pink. They make a splendid presence in a shady border with the likes of Alchemilla mollis, Darmera peltata, Hostas big and small, and the silvery foliage of Lamium maculatum.
Astilbe is a rugged and beautiful genus of shade lovers that throw long and colorful spikes above divided foliage in summer, a time when color in the shade garden is hard to come by. Use them in groups in the woodland border, or mass them to create a ground cover. In evenly moist or wet soil, Astilbes are tough, pest-free, and handsome. The only thing they cannot endure is drought. The blooms are useful for cutting if they are picked when half open.
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