Astilbe biternata
Astilbe biternata is the only member of the genus native to North American with stately pyramidal spires of white flowers.
Description:
Astilbe biternata is the only member of the genus native to North America occurring in the southeastern US. It very much resembles goatsbeard, Aruncus dioicus, forming stately clumps up to six feet tall with coarse, mid green, dissected, fern-like foliage topped with airy, branching, feathery inflorescences of creamy white flowers. Provide rich moist soil in partial shade. Use in the woodland or the mid or back of a shady border.
Common Name: Appalachian False Goat's Beard
Family: Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods and shaded stream banks, ditches, roadsides, and seeps.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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