Upon closer inspection, you can see the reddish stems which give it a bit more depth:
By the end of May, you can see that the flower buds have formed and the red stems are even more prominent (sweeeet):
Two weeks later, we are in full bloom to everyone’s delight:
The blooms stick around for a good 3-4 weeks for me which typically, is the entire month of June.
A word of warning, however. These ladies need consistent water or they will “burn” pretty quickly:
High maintenance? You could say that, but since most of my plants are native and low maintenance (pats on the back are always welcomed) I can pull it off.
Even in the Fall/Winter, I let the spent flower panicles stay for ongoing interest:
Some additional “deets”, as the kids like to say:
- Typical size is 2′ x 18″ – works well planted in mass as a larger groundcover
- Survives zones 4-9
- Works in partial to full shade but I can only vouch for partial shade
- ‘Deutschland’ is a bit shorter and blooms earlier than most white astilbes
- Can be divided every 3-4 years (I have never attempted to divide an astilbe so maybe this is the year. Will let you know if it works and will lie if it doesn’t)
John
Being a pedantic German, I wonder why it’s called Deutschland–was it developed in Germany? I like the reddish stems.
Love astilbes. Keeping my fingers crossed to see if mine return after the heat this past summer. Beautiful pictures!
Mine have never looked like that. I’ve got to try harder.
Nice choice John. My all time favorite Astilbe is called Vision. It’s a purple flowering one that literally has the scent of sweet grapes. HONESTLY! That’s one of the reasons I love it so. It has much thicker stems and robust flowers than other varieties and the flowers last for weeks. I also cut some and bring them in my house to further enjoy their scent.
As far as dividing them.. Definitely! They are very easily divided and respond well to it. I divide mine every other year when they get really big.
I like it! A new one for me. I love the stems- nice contrast.
I have seen Deutschland planted en-mass with red lilies…breath taking.
Reading through this post, I’m suddenly wondering why I don’t have ANY Astilbe at all in my garden! I think I’ll rectify that this year.
Beautiful!
Yours are beautiful. Mine are in a shadier spot and don’t do quite so well but are pretty none the less.
Thank you for sharing this information to us… Keep coming