Maggie Daley Astilbe

The most colorful perennials for shade. These easy care plants display colorful masses of feathery spikes for weeks, usually beginning in midsummer. Their attractive ferny foliage ranges from blue-green to bronze-green tones. Plant in soil that is rich, moist and well-drained. Also called False Spirea or Feather Flowers. Dense, fluffy plumes of bright violet-pink. Noticeably fragrant. Shiny dark green foliage.