Does the plant die back in Autumn/Winter?
By Juneb
United Kingdom 
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.
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Astilbe chinensis
4 Oct, 2009
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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