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Astilbe Roots - Description
- Pack of Astilbe Roots / Bulbs
- AKA False Spirea or False Goat's Beard
- Variety: Eden's Odysee
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Type: Root Cuttings
- Sow in Spring for Summer Flowers
- Astilbe Final Height: 30-60cm
- Flower: Feathery Flower Heads in Bloom in Mid Summer
- Flower Colour: Tall Pink Plumes
- Clump Forming Perennial Plants
- Come Back Every Year
- Spacing: 60cm Apart
Astible Roots - Uses
- Bright & attractive plants look great in gardens
- Astilbes are focal points in beds
- Their feathery plumes stand out in borders
- Suited in wet & damp soil types
- Look great in alpine gardens
- Also ideal as cut flowers
- Astilbe companion plants: Stipa Tenuissima, Heuchera, Festuca Glauca, Ferns, Hostas & Filipendulas
Astilbe 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
- Grow best in damp soils in partial shade
- If soil is not very wet or is free draining then place a layer of polythene in the base of the planting hole, approx. 30cm below soil level
- Sow roots as soon as they arrive
- Don't allow roots them 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 - 10 cm below soil level
- Firm in well
