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Does the plant die back in Autumn/Winter?

juneb

By Juneb

United Kingdom Gb

I bought "Vision in Red" from Castle Howard Garden centre in August and now I find it is dying back I am not sure if it does this or not.


On plant Astilbe chinensis


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Yes this is quite normal for Astilbes, cut off the old foliage when it looks unsightly and it will sprout back (probably larger) in spring.

4 Oct, 2009

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