Shade Gardening: Favorite Astilbe?, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
LOL Snapple, no you don't have to come down, just make sure to visit us once in awhile :)

Cindy, yes, the flower spikes on the two Visions I have are really dense! I just planted 'Visions' (pink) this year but I've had 'Visions in Red' for about 3 years. I got it because I really like the bronze color of the foliage early on and the flowers are so unique. I actually like the color better before they actually flower, a deep red opening to an almost electric "lavender". My main problem with my Astilbes is that the largest grouping I have are planted under a huge Willow which definitely robs the moisture they need! Three years ago this is how the "mess" of Astilbes looked that are planted there :(