Cornerstone Astilbe Collection
Cornerstone Astilbe Collection

Cornerstone Astilbe Collection

SKU: S82433
1 for $90.00
Quick Facts
Common Name: Plant Collection
Hardiness Zone: 4-8S/10W Exposure: Part Shade
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Blooms In: Jun-Jul
Mature Height: 2-3' Read our Growing Guide
Ships as: BAREROOT Deer Resistance: Yes
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Shipping Details Shipment begins in early March 2024, depending on your zone. See shipping tab for details
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Shade gardens don’t have to be boring. Our Cornerstone Astilbe Collection adds vivid color and lovely texture to shady areas. These low-maintenance perennials create a season-long ground cover with clouds of color above feathery green foliage. Because Astilbes look best planted in drifts, we offer a collection of 12 plants at a bargain price, which includes 3 plants of a white variety, 3 plants each of 2 different pink varieties, and 3 plants of a red variety. Our Cornerstone Collection is a great way to start a color parade in your shade garden, one that will continue throughout your lifetime and beyond. 27 sq ft. Exclusive.

Astilbe is a rugged and beautiful genus of shade dwellers that throw lovely flower 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. Bloom varies by variety from mid-June to the end of August; with careful selection, the display can be sustained through most of summer. 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 information on the growing and care of Astilbe, click Growing Guide.

Shipping

Shipping

HOW PLANTS ARE SHIPPED

The size of the plants we ship has been selected to reduce the shock of transplanting. For some, this means a large, bareroot crown. Others cannot travel bareroot or transplant best if grown in containers. We ship these perennials and annuals in 1 pint pots, except as noted. We must point out that many perennials will not bloom the first year after planting, but will the following year, amply rewarding your patience. We ship bulbs as dormant, bare bulbs, sometimes with some wood shavings or moss. Shrubs, Roses, vines, and other woody plants may be shipped bareroot or in pots. The size of the pot is noted in the quick facts for each item.

WHEN WE SHIP

We ship our bulbs and plants at the right time for planting in your area, except as noted, with orders dispatched on a first-come, first-served basis by climate zone. We also ship a wide range of containers and planters, tools, supplies, fertilizers, garden wear, garden decor items, as well as indoor decorations like wreaths and dried bouquets when available. Estimated dates for shipping are indicated in the green Shipping Details box for each item. Please supply a street address for delivery. Kindly contact us with two weeks notice, if you'll be away at the expected time of delivery.

OUR GUARANTEE

We guarantee to ship plants that are in prime condition for growing. If your order is damaged or fails to meet your expectations, we will cheerfully replace or refund it. Please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-503-9624 or email us at [email protected]. Please include your order number or customer number when contacting us.

Reviews

Reviews

Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (22 Reviews) Write a Review

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Newbie

Newbie gardener this year, great success, they all came up. I lost two little ones to rabbits eating the leaves off them (the bunnies are insane in this town) but the rest have popped up and are starting to set up some flowers. They're on the small side but looking forward to seeing how they get in a few years! Very easy to plant, bareroot doesn't seem like it should work but voila, it did!

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Exceptional

Purchased three sets in 2021. Planted late, in a shallow ditch created by removing a railroad tie. Dumped a good compost/soil mix on top. Low effort due to time constraints. Every single astilbe came up. Glorious. Currently moving the plants all over my property.

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Successful First Time With Bareroot Astilbe

All 12 astilbe from this collection sprouted within two weeks of planting. Now, four weeks later, they’re all 5-14 inches high and one plant even has a tiny bloom. Very pleased at the price and these lovely plants.

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Beautiful and vigorous growers!

I planted this collection three years ago to provide background and some structure for a wildflower garden (collection also from White flower farm). They are absolutely beautiful and provide good greenery and color long after the spring wildflowers have disappeared. Because I’d planted them in a moderately confined area and I want the emphasis to be on the wildflowers, I am going to move some of the astilbe to another garden as they have grown much larger than I’d anticipated. I am very happy with this collection!

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All plants care out

Shipped as a bare root, all of 12 that I ordered came out a few days after I planted them. Can’t wait to see them bloom! Excellent quality.

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Growing guide

Growing guide
Print Grow Guide

Latin Name Pronunciation: ah-still'-bee 

A collection of 12 Astilbe plants hardy in Zones 4-8s/10w; covers 27 sq ft; 12 plants: 3 each of a white, a red, and 2 pink varieties; heights. can range from 2' to 3'. Space 18" apart.

Suggested use: For partly shaded garden areas, edges of woodlands.

Culture: Provide a soil that is well drained and rather rich in organic matter; plants like filtered light and evenly damp--not wet--locations; 3-4 hrs sun; planting depth 1"; space 12-18"; pH 6.5-7.0.

Problems: If soil is too dry, plants will suffer; otherwise they have few problems with insects or disease.

Please note: These are not named varieties, but color will be indicated by color-coded tape on the bags.

 

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