ASTILBE chinensis ‘Pumila’ 10" $9.95 A very petite astilbe, and one of the last to bloom, flowering from late summer into fall. Lilac-pink flowers on fuzzy, stiff stems. Forms a low carpet of mid-green, ferny foliage. Exceptionally drought tolerant for an astilbe. It's extreme vigour makes it very useful as an attractive, vigourous, weed suppressing groundcover. (chinensis) Photo: Source ASTILBE ‘Delft Lace’ 24" x 36" $9.95 Candy cane-red stems carry plumes of soft apricot-pink flowers which open from salmon-pink buds. Deep blue-green, waxy foliage with a light silver overlay. Forms a robust clump. A premium variety. One of the prettiest astilbes in our gardens. (japonica) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc ASTILBE ‘Elizabeth van Veen’ $9.95 28" Delicious colour. Dark raspberry plumes really stand out. Excellent grouped with white or pale pink astilbe. Foliage has a reddish tinge. Love this colour. (japonica) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. ASTILBE ‘Mighty Chocolate Cherry’’ 45" $9.95 Eye-catching new astilbe with robust, strong velvety red flower spikes atop dark green and chocolate brown to red foliage. Photo: Source www.wild-things.ca 15 1-877-538-3228