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Astilbe Fanal Roots - Description
- Pack of Astilbe Fanal Roots / Bulbs
- Variety: Purple Rain
- AKA False Spirea or False Goat's Beard
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Compact Plant
- Sow in Spring For Summer Flowers
- Astilbe Final Height: 60cm
- Spread: 60cm
- Flower: Feathery Flower Heads in Bloom in Mid Summer
- Flower Colour: Tall Purple Plumes
- Clump Forming Perennial Plants
- Glossy, Deep Green Foliage With Reddish Tints
- Comes Back Every Year
- Spacing: 60cm Apart
Astible Fanal Roots - Uses
- Tall spires of flowers really stand out in your borders
- Great choice for damp soils
- Grow in clumps or en mass for best effects
- Suited to alpine settings
- Also ideal as cut flowers
- Spiky foliage & tall flowers contrast well with bold leaved plants such as:
- Hostas, Gunnera, Heuchera & Fatsia Japonica
- Other companion plants include Festuca Glauca, Ferns, Hostas & Filipendulas
Astilbe Fanal Roots - How to Sow
- It is always best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Happy in partial shade
- Can be grown in most soils including wet & damp soils
- If you have dry soil then place a layer of polythene in the base of the planting hole, approx. 50cm below soil level
- Sow roots as soon as they arrive
- Don't allow roots to dry out
- Ideally soak before planting for 10 minutes
- Water again after planting
- Dead-head spent flowers to encourage repeat blooms
- Divide clumps in Autumn after 3 or 4 years
Roots - Tips & Advice
- They are divisions of roots made during the dormant season
- They are a great way to propagate garden plants
- Roots are prepared & washed clean of soil
- They are easy to store & ship
- Roots can be sown in Winter / Spring for Summer flowers
- They are a reliable way to grow plants and a lot easier than growing from seed
- When planting roots, it is important to handle with care
- Don't allow roots to dry out
- Plant the moment they arrive
- Soak roots for 10 minutes before planting
- If possible plant with crown pointing upwards
- Plant roots roughly 5 - 10cm below soil level
- Firm in well
