Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'
'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:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Shaded stream banks
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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