The astilbe, also known as the magnificent spar, is extremely valuable for the garden, especially because of its beautiful flowers and shade tolerance. She brings light into the darkness. Skillfully combined, it can make surrounding plants shine.
Which plants can I combine astilbe with in the garden?
Astilbe can be combined excellently with hydrangeas, hostas, silver candles, ferns, azaleas, rhododendrons, monkshood and autumn anemones, as they have similar location requirements and thrive well in partially shaded to shady areas.
What factors should you consider when combining astilbe?
In order to enjoy combining astilbene with other plants for a long time, you should consider the following factors:
- Flower color: white, pink or red, rarely violet
- Flowering time: June to September
- Location requirements: Partly shaded to shady, soil rich in humus and nutrients
- Growth height: up to 100 cm
You can fantastically enhance the shady areas in your garden with astilbe. Numerous plants that like to be in the shade and prefer nutrient-rich soil are suitable for combining with astilbene.
In addition to the location, it is important to take the height of the respective astilbe into account when selecting 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 move into 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 pot
The smaller species such as the dwarf astilbes are perfect for planting under trees and tall shrubs. They bring light into the dark and often rather dreary area. The larger representatives of the magnificent spars find a place in the middle or back of a bed in harmony with ferns, shade grasses and shade-loving perennials such as hostas and hydrangeas.
The following plants go wonderfully with astilbe:
- hydrangeas
- Silver Candles
- Ferns such as sword fern, spotted fern and peacock fern
- Azaleas
- Rhododendrons
- Funkia
- Monkshood
- Autumn Anemones
Combine astilbe with hydrangea
Hydrangeas go well with astilbe because they have similar location 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' seems almost magical. Several astilbes can be planted next to this large and wide hydrangea variety.
Combine astilbe with hosta
In addition to blue-flowering and blue-leaved hostas, white astilbes can create a stunning light-dark contrast. Both planting partners benefit visually from each other. This combination also works because both hostas and astilbes like to grow in partially shaded to shady areas.
Combine astilbe with silver candle
The silver candle feels extremely comfortable in dark areas of the garden. The astilbe can therefore become an optimal companion plant for them. If you like it quiet, combine white astilbe with white silver candles. You can create a little more movement if you combine red or pink flowering astilbe with the silver candle.
Combine Astilbe as a bouquet in a vase
Astilbes are impressive cut flowers and can look both playful and extremely elegant. For example, you can get a romantic and at the same time elegant bouquet if you combine pink-tinted astilbes with pastel-colored roses. A little gypsophila rounds off the bouquet in the vase sensually.
- Roses
- Gypsophila
- Tagetes
- Cosmeen
- Zinnias
- Coneflower
