A drought-tolerant selection, 'Purple Candles' features slender upright plumes of rose-purple in late August amid bronzy-green foliage.
Perennial | |
Astilbe | |
False Spirea | |
Zone 3 | |
4-8 hours | |
Clay, Moist, Sandy | |
Massed with ferns and Brunnera | |
In shade gardens with Hosta and Pulmonaria | |
36-42" | |
24-30" | |
Summer | |
Purple | |
Rapid | |
Upright | |
Flower-tone | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Brunnera, Hosta, Asarum, Pulmonaria |