SAXIFRAGACEAE

Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'

forbs

features

pink, brown leaf
colour : pink
leaf colour : brown
height : 50 cm
leaf height : 30 cm
flowering : 6- 7

soil and conditions

light : sun semi-shade
soil : neutral
moisture : semi-moist soil moist soil

habitat

Woods (underneath trees), semi-moist soil (B2)
Fringe of a wood, semi-moist soil (BR2)
Mixed border, semi-moist soil (GB2)
Open places (borders), semi-moist soil (OP2B)
Woods (underneath trees), moist soil (B3)
Fringe of a wood, moist soil (BR3)
Mixed border, moist soil (GB3)
Open places (borders), moist soil (OP3B)

extra information

cut flower

planting density

number : 5 tot 7 per m2
- little groups of 3 to 10 plants (B)
- groups of 10 to 20 plants, even more (C)