Astilbe x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty'

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False spirea

FALSE SPIREA, MEADOW SWEET
Family: Saxifragaceae

Pronounced: as-TIL-bee uh-RENDZ-ee-eye

GROWING GUIDE

Geographic Origin: Garden.
Plant Group: Perennial.
Hardiness: Sunset zones: 2-7, 14-17. USDA zones: 3-8. Heat zones: 8-2.
Mature size: Height: 36 inches (91 cm). Width: 24 inches (60 cm).
Flowering period: Early to midsummer.
Flowering attributes: Tall, plume-like, open panicles of bright pink flowers.
Leaf attributes: Bronze-tinted, green leaves almost fern-like in appearance.
Growth habit: Clump-forming perennial

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