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White Astilbe Fanal 'Ellie' Roots (1 Pack)

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White Astilbe Fanal Roots - Description

  • Pure White Astilbe Fanal Roots
  • 1 Root Per Pack
  • Mid to Late Summer Colour
  • Species: Fanal
  • Variety: Ellie
  • AKA False Spirea or False Goat's Beard
  • Compact Plant
  • Astilbe Final Height: 60cm
  • Spread: 60cm
  • Flower: Feathery Flower Heads in Bloom in Mid Summer
  • Flower Colour: Tall White Feathery Plumes
  • Foliage: Glossy, Deep Green With Purple Hue
  • Herbaceous Perennials: Come Back Every Year
  • Spacing: 60cm Apart

White Astilbe Fanal Roots - Uses

  • White flowering Astilble are superb & offer big impact in gardens
  • Grow with other white flowering late Summer plants such as
    • Hydrangea 'Limelight', Japanese Anemones & White Echinacea
  • Suited to damp soils
  • Suited to alpine settings
  • Suited to cut flower gardens
  • Spikey foliage & tall flowers contrast well with bold leaved plants such as:
    • Hostas, Gunnera, Heuchera & Fatsia Japonica
  • Other companion plants include Festuca Glauca, Ferns, Hostas & Filipendulas

White Astilbe Fanal 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
  • Happy in partial shade
  • Can be grown in most soils including wet & damp soils
  • If you have dry soil then place a layer of polythene in the base of the planting hole, approx. 50cm 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 - 10cm below soil level
    • Firm in well
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