Astilbe ‘Chocolate Shogun’

Astilbe ‘Chocolate Shogun’. A hardy perennial with lovely, chocolate-purple, lacy foliage that provides a fabulous backdrop to plumes of pale pink flowers in summer (Jul-Sep). Prefers a boggy, moist, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade. Avoid chalk and clay. Hardy to -15 degrees. Height 60cm, width 20cm.