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Pink Astilbe 'Eden's Odysee' Roots (1 Pack)

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Astilbe Roots - Description

  • Pack of Astilbe Roots / Bulbs
  • AKA False Spirea or False Goat's Beard
  • Variety: Eden's Odysee
  • Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
  • Type: Root Cuttings
  • Sow in Spring for Summer Flowers
  • Astilbe Final Height: 30-60cm
  • Flower: Feathery Flower Heads in Bloom in Mid Summer
  • Flower Colour: Tall Pink Plumes
  • Clump Forming Perennial Plants
  • Come Back Every Year
  • Spacing: 60cm Apart

Astible Roots - Uses

  • Bright & attractive plants look great in gardens
  • Astilbes are focal points in beds
  • Their feathery plumes stand out in borders
  • Suited in wet & damp soil types
  • Look great in alpine gardens
  • Also ideal as cut flowers
  • Astilbe companion plants: Stipa Tenuissima, Heuchera, Festuca Glauca, Ferns, Hostas & Filipendulas

Astilbe 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
  • Grow best in damp soils in partial shade
  • If soil is not very wet or is free draining then place a layer of polythene in the base of the planting hole, approx. 30cm 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 - 10 cm below soil level
    • Firm in well
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