Astilbe x crispa Perkeo

Astilbe x crispa 'Perkeo' is a dwarf perennial with a mid-early flowering. From July, its dark purple-pink flowers, gathered in fine panicles, will brighten up the surroundings of water features, shady gardens, and wet areas of the garden. It also performs well in a large pot on the terrace, if kept moist. The crisp dark green foliage takes on lovely shades in autumn. Its feathery panicles remain attractive as cut flowers or in dried bouquets.

Astilbe crispa 'Perkeo' is a rhizomatous perennial plant, forming low and compact clumps of deciduous, dense and glossy compound foliage with deeply cut dark green leaflets from spring. It will reach 25 cm (10in) high in flower, spreading over 25 cm (10in). it is a long-lived plant belonging to the saxifragaceae family.

Plant Astilbe x crispa Perkeo in moist to wet, rich, neutral to acid soil. This hybrid does not tolerate drought. The plant will grow well in clay soils if they are healthy and fertile. Note that Astilbes do not tolerate being flooded in winter. Plant in partial shade or a non-scorching sunny position. in the wild, these plants grow in damp woodlands. Daily watering will be necessary in hot summers.

This Astilbe can easily be grown in a container, flower bed or shady rockery or planted as a border, used as cut flowers and dried flowers. Combine them with Hostas, Ferns (Athyrium filix-femina), Arums, Cape Fuchsia (Schizostylis coccinea), and Meadowsweet (Filipendula) or other wet soil perennials.