As it first emerges in spring, the bronze-tinted, dissected foliage of 'Love and Pride' creates an attractive mound. It's topped in midsummer by rich pale pink plumes that make lovely, long-lasting cut flowers. This tall Astilbe combines well with variegated Hostas.

Astilbe is a rugged and beautiful genus of shade lovers that throw 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.

For more information on growing Astilbe, click on Growing Guide.