Product Description
Astilbe 'August Light' ('Augustleuchten') (25) Bare Root Plants
Common Name: Hybrid Astilbe, False Spirea
'August Light' quickly forms a graceful, fern-like mound of dainty foliage topped by bunches of fragrant, triangular, scarlet-red tiny flowers; densely packed into erect to arching, plume-like flower panicles rising above the foliage on slender, upright stems. Blooms in mid to late summer; one of the latest arendsii hybrids reds to bloom. New leaves are tinted red, then turn medium green.
Height: 28.0 Inches
Spread: 15.0-24.0 Inches
Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Flower Color: Red shades
Foliage Color: Green shades
Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun) to Full Shade (< 4 hrs. Direct Sun)
Average to Consistent Water Needs
Fertile Soil Quality
Bloomtime: Midsummer to Late Summer
Bee Friendly
Deer and Rabbit Resistant
Seasonal Interest: Dried Seed Heads
Growth Rate: Medium, slow spreading, rhizomatous plants
Border Plant, Container, Cut Flower, Cut Foliage, Dried Flower, Fragrant Flowers, Mass Planting
