Astilbe Fanal

One of the best astilbe cultivars, Astilbe Fanal is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, whose ferny foliage, borne on dark stems, emerges bronze, later turning green. Feathery spires of deep red flowers, attractive to butterflies and moths, appear above the foliage from June to August. Looks well with box, grasses, smaller hydrangeas, and good underplanted with daffodils, as the growing foliage hides the daffodils dying leaves. Astilbe Fanal holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Fertile, reliably moist soil, even wet soil
Position: Partial shade; tolerates full sun in reliably moist soil
Season of interest: Midsummer to late summer in particular
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height: 2 (60cm) Spread: 18 (45cm)