Astilbe, Montgomery

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. Magenta Red. Blooms with deep red triangular plumes accented with darker red stems.