Re: mini Astilbe
Could it be astilbe crispa??? Which I have on inventory.
George Mannoe.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bobbi Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] 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".
>
