Astilbe x 'Delft Lace' - ASTILBE HYBRID 'DELFT LACE'
'Delft lace' = sturdy upright habit, healthy foliage, reddish stems and very long freely flowering deep pink panicles.
Deep salmon red buds open to soft apricot pink flowers, deep red seed panicles extend the season of interest through summer.
Waxy green-blue foliage.
Good garden performer, deep shade tolerant, pollinator friendly.
Blooming Time : June - July
Size: 2-3' tall and 1-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: half to full shade; average soil with some organic matter, loam, clay with organic matter, or slightly acidic soil, heat, humidity and drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs: average to moist
Origin: hybrid of several unidentified cultivars/hybrids, introduced by company Zuidwolde, Netherlands in 2009. Patented variety under PP19839
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep
Plant Combinations: Goes well with most of the partial shade/shade loving perennials, groundcovers and smaller to medium-sized shrubs. Looks the best combined with (slightly) more robust/rough structures - for example with big leaves of Alchemilla, Anemone hupehensis (japonica hybrids), Bergenia, Brunnera, Heuchera, Hosta, Phlox paniculata hybrids (in half shade), Podophyllum, Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal), Pulmonaria, Tradescantia.
Other good companion can be Actaea (Cimicifuga), Ajuga, Aquilegia, Astrantia (in cooler areas), Chelone lyonii, Chrysogonum, Dicentra spectabilis, Digitalis, Euphorbia amygdaloides, Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate', Geranium hybrids, Geranium maculatum, Geum, Lamium, Galium, Polemonium, Primula, Tricyrtis, Waldsteinia and grasses like Carex (both very narrow-leaved or wide-leaved) or Hakonchloa.
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Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens
Astilbe x 'Delft Lace' - ASTILBE HYBRID 'DELFT LACE'
'Delft lace' = sturdy upright habit, healthy foliage, reddish stems and very long freely flowering deep pink panicles.
Deep salmon red buds open to soft apricot pink flowers, deep red seed panicles extend the season of interest through summer.
Waxy green-blue foliage.
Good garden performer, deep shade tolerant, pollinator friendly.
Blooming Time : June - July
Size: 2-3' tall and 1-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: half to full shade; average soil with some organic matter, loam, clay with organic matter, or slightly acidic soil, heat, humidity and drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs: average to moist
Origin: hybrid of several unidentified cultivars/hybrids, introduced by company Zuidwolde, Netherlands in 2009. Patented variety under PP19839
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep
Plant Combinations: Goes well with most of the partial shade/shade loving perennials, groundcovers and smaller to medium-sized shrubs. Looks the best combined with (slightly) more robust/rough structures - for example with big leaves of Alchemilla, Anemone hupehensis (japonica hybrids), Bergenia, Brunnera, Heuchera, Hosta, Phlox paniculata hybrids (in half shade), Podophyllum, Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal), Pulmonaria, Tradescantia.
Other good companion can be Actaea (Cimicifuga), Ajuga, Aquilegia, Astrantia (in cooler areas), Chelone lyonii, Chrysogonum, Dicentra spectabilis, Digitalis, Euphorbia amygdaloides, Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate', Geranium hybrids, Geranium maculatum, Geum, Lamium, Galium, Polemonium, Primula, Tricyrtis, Waldsteinia and grasses like Carex (both very narrow-leaved or wide-leaved) or Hakonchloa.
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Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens