AT A GLANCE
With which plants can I combine astilbes in the garden?
What factors should be considered when combining the Astilbe?
In order to be able to enjoy the combination of astilbes with other plants for a long time, you should consider the following factors:
- flower color: white, pink or red, less often violet
- heyday: June to September
- Location Requirements: partially shaded to shaded, soil rich in humus and nutrients
- growth height: up to 100 cm
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The shady areas in your garden can be created with the astilbe fantastic upgrade. Numerous plants that like to be in the shade and prefer nutrient-rich soil there are suitable for the combination with astilbes.
In addition to the location, it is important to consider the growth height of the respective astilbe when choosing companion plants. You can place the smaller species in the foreground of a bed in combination with similarly tall plants. Larger plants, on the other hand, should be more in the background.
If you would like to admire the flowers of the astilbe at the same time as the flowers of other perennials, you should pay attention to the flowering time of the selected astilbe.
Combine Astilbe in the bed or in the bucket
The smaller species like the dwarf astilbe are perfect for underplanting trees and tall shrubs. They bring light into the dark and often rather dreary area. The larger representatives of the splendor find harmonious interaction with ferns, shade grasses and shade-loving perennials such as hostas and hydrangeas a place in the middle or back of a beets.
The following plants go wonderfully with Astilbe:
- hydrangeas
- silver candles
- ferns like sword fern, Polypody fern and Peacock Fern
- azaleas
- Rhododendrons
- hosts
- aconite
- Autumn Anemones
Combine astilbe with hydrangea
Hydrangeas suit astilbes because they have similar site requirements. They also thrive in shady areas and value fresh and nutrient-rich soil. A combination of red flowering astilbes with the well-known white snowball hydrangea 'Annabelle' has an almost magical effect. Several astilbes can be planted next to this large and wide variety of hydrangea.
Combine astilbe with hosta
In addition to hostas with blue flowers and blue leaves, white astilbes can create a stunning light-dark contrast. Both planting partners benefit visually from each other. This combination is also successful because both hostas and astilbes like to grow in partially shaded to shaded areas.
Combine astilbe with silver candle
The silver candle feels extremely comfortable in dark sections of the garden. The Astilbe can therefore become an ideal companion plant for them. If you like it quiet, combine white astilbes with white silver candles. You can create a little more movement if you combine red or pink flowering astilbes with the silver candle.
Combine astilbe as a bouquet in the vase
Astilbes make stunning cut flowers and can be both playful and extremely elegant. For example, you can get a romantic and at the same time elegant bouquet by combining pink-tinted astilbes with pastel-colored roses. Something gypsophila in addition sensually rounds off the bouquet in the vase.
- roses
- gypsophila
- tagetes
- cosmeen
- zinnias
- coneflower
