Combine splendid spar with hedge

Due to their high growth, some varieties of the Splendid spar but very good as a privacy screen or to optically separate different garden areas from each other. With such a planting, you can combine types and colors as you wish. Also take into account the different ones Heyday of the individual varieties. Poisonous if all of the astilbes are not, you do not have to worry about your children.

How to combine astilbe with a hedge

If you plant your splendid spar in a rather dark corner of the garden or against the background of a high hedge, then the shining, feather-like flower panicles come into their own. For the astilbe this is by no means a stopgap solution, because she loves him Penumbra and with a few exceptions does not tolerate blazing sun. In addition, the Location also be as moist as possible.

Maintain splendid spar

Apart from plenty of water, astilbe hardly needs much water

care. Water your plants regularly with water that is as low in lime as possible. Every three to five years share Your splendid sparrows so that they continue to bloom profusely. Astilben do not need a time-consuming pruning. Cut Simply remove the dry above-ground parts of the plant in spring.

the hardy astilbe are also excellent cut flowers. A single flower panicle in a tall, slim vase looks very elegant. In combination with other flowers, you can make lush bouquets. Only cut the flower panicles when at least a third of the flowers have fully opened, then you will enjoy them for a long time.

The essentials in brief:

• Astilbes are not hedge plants
• are ideal as privacy screens
• work very well in combination with a hedge
• do not tolerate blazing sun or drought
• ideal location: partial shade