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Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'


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'Chocolate Shogun' is an Astilbe with a difference: clumps of fern-like, chocolate-coloured foliage with upright, plumes of pale pink flowers.


Description:
Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' has the darkest foliage of any on the market. The chocolate burgundy leaves emerge in spring and keep this rich colouration throughout the season. In summer it produces plume-like flower stalks covered in pink flowers. It can grow in full sun conditions as long as the soil remains moist.


Common Name: False Spiraea

Family: Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)

Zone Hardiness: 4-8

Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun

Height: 12-24"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Moist, Average

Stem Colour: Burgundy

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits: Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Shaded stream banks

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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