Grande Dame in Summer and Fall — Spectacular as Cutflower and Container Plant
Astilbe
arendsii
Rhapsody
- Perfect for landscape plantings
- Long slender plumes in intense shades of red, pink, carmine and cream
- Premium seed item for shade
- Quick germination
- Makes a great show in mixed as well as in stand-alone bouquets
- Mixture of vibrant colors
- Plants grow 30-34’’ / 75-85 cm tall
- Needs vernalization for flower initiation
- Crop Time
- Spring: 12 - 14 months
- Height
- 31 ″ / 80 cm
- Exposure
- Partial shade - Shade
- Seed Form
- BeGreen Pelleting
- Heat Zone
- 2-8
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-9
- Best Uses
- Landscape
Culture guide
Germination
14-21 days
Temperature
68 °F / 20 °C
Stage I Starts with the radicle breaking through the testa. The roots are touching the medium. Ends with fully developed cotyledons.
Stage II Starts from fully developed cotyledons. Ends with the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair.
Stage III Starts from the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair and ends with 80% of the young plants being marketable.
Stage IV All young plants are ready for sale and in the process of being hardened off. This stage lasts about 7 days.
The cultural recommendations are based on results from trials conducted under Central European conditions. Different conditions in other parts of the world may lead to deviations in results achieved.
