Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe-ServeScape
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Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe-ServeScape
Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe-ServeScape
Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe - Delivered By ServeScape
Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe-ServeScape

Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze'

Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe is a tall upright herbaceous perennial with dark green foliage.  Thick panicles of dark reddish-purple flowers bloom above the leaves in mid summer and soften to a lighter purple as they age.  Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist soils.  Astilbe are deer and rabbit resistant.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

East Asia and Russia

Height: 

2' - 4'

Spread: 

1.5' - 2'

Spacing: 

1.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 8

Culture: 

Part Sun, Full Shade

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Water regularly, keep soils moist to prevent burning or foliage decline.  Powdery mildew and wilt may occur.  Watch for Japanese beetles. 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Lenten Rose, Azalea

IMAGE: Photo by yewchan, Astilbe chinensis

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurkerze' ~ Purple Candles Chinese Astilbe-ServeScape

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