Botanical Name: Astilbe chinensis v. taquettii 'Superba'
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Common Name: Superba Chinese Astilbe  
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Group plants in your garden according to their water needs (hydrozone).

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Tina Olsen Binegar
  • Description

  • Notes

'Superba' is a bold, very tall astilbe with dark green, compound, fern-like foliage that grows in mounds to 24 inches tall and wide. Large, dense panicles of rose-purple flowers on hairy stems rise to 4 or more feet ttall in early to mid-summer. Not a low-water plant, but it is typically over-watered, and so could fit into a shady border that is watered weekly during the hottest portion of the summer.