Astilbe Arendsii Group

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Astilbe
Astilbe (Arendsii Group) 'Weisse Gloria' in flower
Astilbe (Arendsii Group) 'Weisse Gloria' in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Astilbe
Buch. Ham. ex D. Don.

Astilbe Arendsii Group is a cultivar group of complex hybrids with A. astilboides, chinensis, japonica, thunbergii and others. They are all perennial, herbaceous plants with flowers in various shades from white to purplish red.

Numerous cultivars exist, a majority of them produced by breeders i Germany and Holland.

Not valid names are:

  • Astilbe ×arendsii Arends
  • Astilbe ×hybrida Ievinya & Lusinya

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