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Astilbe arendsii 'Erica'

Erica' False Spirea

Erica' False Spirea

Exposure

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Shade

Rusticity

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Bloom time

  • July
  • August

  • White tailed-deer resistant
  • White-tailed deer resistant
  • Dense foliage
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Abundant flowers

Astilbe 'Erica' brightens shady gardens with its pink plumes, offering persistent flowering from July to August. Elegant perennial, undemanding, and white-tailed deer resistant.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
18 - 24 in.
Spread
12 - 24 in.
Height
24 - 36 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Rounded
  • Upright

Flowering colours:

  • Light pink

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Water regularly the year of planting
  • then when it is hot and dry
  • because astilbe fears drought.

Maintenance:

  • Easy. Cut short in the fall

Soil requirement:

  • Wet places
  • Fresh to heavy soils
  • Marshy
  • Good garden soil provided it is not too dry in summer

Features

Resistance:

  • White-tailed deer
  • Diseases

Attract:

  • Bees
  • Butterflies

Use:

  • Flowerbeds
  • Borders
  • Butterfly garden
  • Shade garden

Attribute:

  • Delicate foliage
  • feathery flowers

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