Astilbe Arendsii Group
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Astilbe Arendsii Group is a cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 group of complex hybrids with A. astilboides, chinensis, japonica, thunbergii and others.
They are all perennial, herbaceous plants with flowers in various shades from white to purplish red.

Numerous cultivars exist, a majority of them produced by breeders in Germany and Holland. The name is derived from the German, George Arends who was responsible for nearly all hybrid cultivars currently sold in N America.
Invalid names:
  • Astilbe ×arendsii Arends
  • Astilbe ×hybrida Ievinya & Lusinya

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