Color Flash® Astilbe, Brilliant electric green foliage emerges in early spring, soon maturing to a palette of burgundy, purple, and green. In fall, foliage tur. More Information Description Details How To Grow Other astilbes are known for their colorful flowers, but Color Flash® Astilbe boasts color-changing foliage that will catch your eye from spring to fall.
Electric green foliage emerges in spring, maturing to a rich green with burgundy and purple hues in summer and gold, orange, and red hues in fall. Astilbe Color Flash - Common name: Perennial Spirea - Ever-changing sensational foliage color! Brilliant green spring foliage matures to a blend of burgundy, purple and green in summer. In fall, the foliage again morphs into shades of gold, orange and russet.
ASTILBE x. a. 'Beauty of Ernst' PP17343.
18″ tall with equal spread, part sun-full shade, mid-late summer bloom. This unique and spectacular astilbe boasts foliage that emerges bright green in the spring, soon maturing to burgundy purple. In the fall, foliage changes to vibrant orange, red and bronze.
Light pink flower. This astilbe is grown for its colorful foliage as well as its pale pink flower spikes. The leaves are lime green when they first emerge, but soon take on hues of burgundy and purple.
In fall, the foliage gets even more showy, with shades of red, gold and orange. Stays a compact 10-12" tall. Decorative Foliage Carefree Perennial Grows Well in.
Specific epithet honors German nursery man George Arends (1862-1952) 'Beauty of Ernst', commonly sold as COLOR FLASH™, was introduced in 2005 by Henk Holtmaat of Zuidwolde, The Netherlands. Originating from a chance pollination of two Astilbe hybrid plants, it was chosen for its upright habit, rapid growth rate, and brightly colored foliage. Astilbe 'Color Flash' has bluish pink flower spikes and unique foliage that starts out bright green and takes on some bronze and red-purple tones as the season progresses, provided it is grown in some bright light.
Color Flash Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis 'Color Flash'): Appearance: Light pink plumes rise above glossy leaves that emerge chartreuse and transition to bronze by summer. Provides a colorful and textured display in shady spots. Growth & Maintenance: Thrives in shade or dappled light and prefers moist soil.
Regular watering is needed to maintain vibrant foliage and abundant blooms. Benefits. This astilbe variety is particularly noted for its foliage, which changes from bright green to bronze, copper, and russet throughout the season.
It blooms with light pink flowers in late summer, adding dynamic color and texture to shade gardens. Astilbe x arendsii 'Beauty of Ernst'. This product is suitable for Flowering Perennials, Landscape Plants, Perennials.