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Scientific Name:Astilbe x arendsii
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Astilbe x-arendsii


NOTES: Astilbe x arendsii hybrids are a large group of hybrids involving crosses between A. chinensis, A. japonica, A. thunbergii and A. astilboides and named after German nursery man George Arends (1862-1952).

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Astilbe
Genus species: Astilbe × arendsii
     Synonym: Astilbe x-arendsii
Common Name: Astilbe
Family Name: Saxifragaceae  
Perennial herbs; leaves various, simple or compound, stipules mostly absent; flowers bisexual, mostly regular, in various clusters; fruit a lobed capsule or nearly separate follicles.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
White
CNC Habitat: Herb Wall
Identified by:J.D. Mancini