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800-644-5505Mighty Chocolate Cherry Astilbe
Price $23.99
Packed 1 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 72678
sku # 72678
Out Of Season
Fragrance and colour for shade.
Shadowed spaces are prime real estate for this award-winning perennial! Brilliant red flower spikes appear in midsummer with uncommonly pretty, red-brown foliage that changes to vibrant green after blooming is done. The dark foliage and velvety red flower plumes look amazing when paired with lighter, brighter blooms. Easy to grow and maintain.
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Part to Full Shade
- Height 115 cm
- Size 2–3 Eye Root
- Bloom Time Midsummer
- Deer Resistant
Product Details
- Botanical NameAstilbe 'Mighty Chocolate Cherry'
- FormPerennial
- Flower FormLarge spikes, reaching no less than 115 cm in length
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeFernlike foliage, red-brown folliage changing to green after flowering time.
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread60 cm
- Planting InstructionsTop of plant should be just below soil level and 60 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsAverage to moist
- Spacing 60 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Wet Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionPlants prefer average to moist conditions. On moist soil the plants grow much better and taller and the foliage stays attractive for a longer time.
- Winter careMulch +/- 5 cm
- PruningCut back spent flowers for a clean look
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