Re: mini Astilbe

At the Missouri Botanical Garden this past weekend I saw a delightful
little groundcover astilbe just coming into bloom. Very small, dark pink
buds, and almost a horizontal habit. They lacked a label (unusual for the
MBG) and I could see where they might be useful to know about, as they had
formed a large patch that truly covered the ground. Was it one of the ones
Gene writes about, or one that is still smaller?

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6


On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, GeneBush wrote:

   There are so many of the mini and small Astilbe. Couple of the oldest out here
that are very popular are A. chinensis 'Pumila', a 10" lilac-rose that forms a
groundcover and A. x 'Sprite' is a bit under 12" in bloom with light pink.
    So far I have located and obtained 'Darwin's Snow Sprite' a pure white that
blooms at about 12", and Inshriach Pink at about 10" and light pink over dark
bronze-green foliage. I am on the lookout for X crispa 'Liliput' which blooms at 6
to 8".
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