Astilbe, Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Pumila' (Astilbe chinensis)

Grown from seed in 2001; blooming in late spring 2002

by Terry May 28, 2002 6:03 PM

by victorgardener Dec 2, 2004 8:28 AM

by victorgardener Mar 7, 2006 10:36 PM

by victorgardener Mar 9, 2006 10:59 PM

July 2007

by victorgardener Mar 20, 2008 2:52 AM

Close to opening - July 6, 2008

by victorgardener Jul 7, 2008 3:22 AM

First buds - late June, 2008

by victorgardener Jul 7, 2008 3:22 AM

Starting to open - July 10, 2008

by victorgardener Jul 11, 2008 9:27 PM

Love the little blue flecks

by victorgardener Jul 11, 2008 9:27 PM

About halfway open - July 14, 2008

by victorgardener Jul 15, 2008 2:54 AM

July 24, 2008

by victorgardener Jul 25, 2008 1:30 AM

Pumila 'forest'

by victorgardener Aug 1, 2008 2:08 AM

Blooms August through Sept. in my zone 4b Ontario garden.

by sanannie Jan 12, 2009 5:33 AM

Rose-purple Plumes, Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, OH, Zone 5, 7/31/09

by azulverde Aug 5, 2009 3:37 AM

by mygardens Sep 15, 2009 10:38 PM

by mygardens Sep 15, 2009 10:38 PM

Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI

by DaylilySLP Mar 2, 2011 7:31 PM

Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI

by DaylilySLP Mar 2, 2011 7:31 PM

Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI

by DaylilySLP Mar 2, 2011 7:32 PM

VanDusen Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 21, 2011 1:14 AM

VanDusen Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 21, 2011 1:15 AM

VanDusen Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 21, 2011 1:15 AM

This pretty Chinese Astilbe was growing on the edge of a waterlily pond at 'Rapaura Watergardens' on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

by RosinaBloom Jan 11, 2013 8:27 PM

Showing the intricately edged leaves

by RosinaBloom Jan 11, 2013 8:27 PM