Beginner Gardening: Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Virgatum), 1 by todd17jk

todd17jk wrote:
Thank you for the compliments.

The only reason I conlcuded it was too much sun was, well first when I showed the nursery manager that's what he suspected, and second, the other astilbe, on the west and north side of the redbud, are doing great. All have flowered very well. The one at the back of the garden that I kept gets slightly more shade, so I came to my layman's conclusion.
You could be right about the watering issue as well - when I use an oscillating sprinkler to water the lawn, the redbud "shelters" the south side of the bed from much of the water. I'll need to make sure to hand water that side more often.

Whatever the reason, the weaker astilbes are gone and replaced thus far with the "evil" lythrum. I really appreciate all the help.

I was thinking about putting something in between the black-eyed susans and the astilbe in the front - perhaps some russian sage to balance it with the sage on the left side of the black eyed susans (put in another picture so you can see). I think it might be overkill and I don't want to block the view of the evergreens. What do you think?