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planting astilbe seeds Astilbe Seeds - False SpireaAstilbe is a perennial plant known for its feathery plumes of flowers and attractive foliage. It is a great ground cover for moist, shaded areas, tolerant to heat and temporary drought. The foliage of Astilbe is typically fern like and comes in various shades of green, ranging from light green to dark green, sometimes tinged with bronze or reddish hues. The real showstopper, however, is the flowers. Astilbe blooms in summer, producing tall, airy
Astilbe is a perennial plant known for its feathery plumes of flowers and attractive foliage. It is a great ground cover for moist, shaded areas, tolerant to heat and temporary drought.
The foliage of Astilbe is typically fern-like and comes in various shades of green, ranging from light green to dark green, sometimes tinged with bronze or reddish hues. The real showstopper, however, is the flowers. Astilbe blooms in summer, producing tall, airy plumes in colors like white, pink, red, or purple, adding vibrant pops of color to shady areas where few other plants thrive.
False goat's beard, also known as Astilbe prefers moist soil, but the soil must drain well. Amend soil, especially clay types, with peat moss, perlite, and coarse sand to improve drainage. Dry soil can be fatal to your plants. However, Astilbe does tolerate dryness better than others.
Astilbe love light to moderate shade, they will burn in full sun. The flowers are known to attract butterflies and, in their native range, hummingbirds.
Create beautiful garden scenes with Astilbe and combine them with your favorite flowers in partial shade where other flowers won’t thrive.
PLANT INFORMATION:
Plant Name: Astilbe
Varieties:
- Astilbe Chinensis (False Goat's Beard)
- Astilbe Arendsii Bunter (a type of False Spirea)
Life cycle: Perennial
USDA Zones: 3 - 8
Height: 10 inches (25cm)
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color:
Height: 10 inches (25cm)
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color:
- Astilbe Chinensis Pumila: lilac-pink, violet-red.
- Astilbe Arendsii Bunter: violet, red, pink, cream and white
Light preference: Partial shade
Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Deer Resistant: Yes
Light preference: Partial shade
Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Deer Resistant: Yes
PLANTING GUIDE:
Temperature: 65 - 70F
Average Germ Time: 28 - 35 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 12 inches (30cm)
Average Germ Time: 28 - 35 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 12 inches (30cm)
HOW TO GROW PUMILA ASTILBE FROM SEED
- Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the average last frost in your area.
- Use a soft, loose soil mix.
- Sprinkle seeds on the top of the soil and press them lightly.
- Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Make sure that the soil drains well.
- The most effective way to prevent seed from washing away is to use a spray watering bottle.
- A little fertilizer that has a high concentration of nitrogen it will help the germination.
- Transplant seedlings outdoors when reach about 2 inches in height and the soil is warm.
ASTILBE CARE
- Water Astilbe regularly, check them to make sure they are moist.- Astilbes spread quickly and form broad clumps. Divide the overgrown clumps every 3 to 4 years in the spring. At your choice, replant the divisions immediately or put them in pots to be planted out in the early summer when they are re-established.
- Removing the flower heads will not promote flowering.
- After blooming has finished for the season, clip off any spent flower stems and astilbes will continue to provide attractive foliage until fall.
- Feel free to trim yellow leaves and fresh growth will come next spring.
Package includes: Astilbe 300 Seeds
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★★★★★ 5
Staying Connected Old School
Format: Kindle
The written word has power. Letter witing creates kindred connection. The Correspondant is a wonderful reminder of both! Full of heart and real life in out world not just smiles and happy moments.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful story
Format: Kindle
Loved this book and the way it was written. Written words are a beautiful thing. Highly recommend this book to all
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Heartwarming & real!
Format: Kindle
Life can be so difficult ...this story is about learning that we all make mistakes
along the way, doing the best we can. Its about learning to forgive ourselves. Beautiful.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
★★★★★ 5
many feelings
Format: Kindle
I didn’t know what this book was about when I first started reading.. one thing I felt at the beginning was…amazement? I love writing letters, something I don’t do often, I recently bought this beautiful fountain pen, I wanted to start small, writing greeting cards to family and friends, birthday cards, thank yous, etc. what I didn’t expect is the emotional toll this book had on me, and other members of my family who read the book for our book club. The subject matters, death of a child, husband dying of cancer, the significance of May 29th, all impacted our family, and so, as I read this book, I had to put it down several times because I had to cry, compose myself, think of regrets I have, and remember.
How amazing it is that Sybil was able to write all about the death of her child to her dead child. I always say that writing it down on paper releases your burden in your head…it is true, I think writing letters, even the ones she didn’t send helped her quiet her head, at least for a while. I truly love this book. I have been borrowing books from Libby to read for our book club for a very long time, there have been books that I fell in love with, and always thought if I want to read them again I’ll just borrow them again, this book is the first one that I want to own physically to put on my shelf and know that I have it to read over and over again when I want to reflect and then quiet my head. ( This is the longest review I’ve written about a book I’ve read, I hope it makes sense).
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Successful Epistolary Novel
Format: Kindle
When we first meet Sybil Van Antwerp, age 73, she is retired from law and spends a lot of time writing letters and emails. She also reads a lot and is interested in what her correspondents are reading. She has children and grandchildren, but she lives alone in Annapolis, Maryland, and doesn’t see her family very often. During the course of reading her correspondence, we very gradually learn about Sybil—her history and her present troubles. She is a complicated character and several times in reading The Correspondent I paused to ask myself what I thought of Sybil—did I like her? What about her kept me from the immediate response a reader usually has about the main character of a book? Even at the end of the book, I am still ambivalent about Sybil, but I certainly understand her much better.
Sybil, herself, and the book have so many layers. There is true depth to the story. My book club took deep dives into it over a period of three weeks, and I don’t think we have sampled all the topics represented in this book. It is a wonderful novel for stimulating meaningful discussion.
Neurodivergence is not called out or named, but it comes to mind in thinking about Harry, a child who is the son of a judge, a former colleague of Sybil. The boy doesn’t quite fit in socially with his peers, but he is brilliant. Sybil makes the perfect “pen pal” for Harry because they have some of the same characteristics. As a child she was punished for “insolence and rudeness,” but her parents were just trying to mold her into a polite young lady as expected by society. She was blunt and didn’t have many friends.
There are so many other issues worthy of discussion, but they would most certainly bring up spoilers. I won’t do that to you. Readers should have the opportunity to see the story gradually emerge from the letters, including a continuing one that the reader doesn’t know to whom Sybil is writing. Sybil sets the word “stone” for secrets, and there are stones in this book making it a puzzle, a mystery of sorts—for the reader.
As a reviewer, I tend to go quickly from one book to the next as soon as I have composed and published my thoughts. Characters in various books can even blend together. This is not the case with The Correspondent. The characters in this book, especially Sybil, have stayed with me and come to mind frequently as I go through my day. Virginia Evans has created a fictional world with impact. Just as Sybil needed time (years in her case) to process the events of her life, the reader will need time to process them and their effects on Sybil as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2026
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