Amerika
HISTORY

The true raiser of the plant is unknown. It is in the Astilbe register as either B. Ruys of Germany or Van Waveran of Holland. It is most likely to have been the wholesale nursery of Van Waveran who bought a lot of seedlings from Georg Arends in Germany and raised and named several in the early 1900s.

An arendsii hybrid

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ASSESSMENT

Available from one or two nurseries in UK.
Growers from some European countries report it to have slightly different coloured flowers, this may be because of different soil conditions.

A very good early flowering cultivar of excellent habit.
A unique coloured form.
Height of Plant

Medium - 61-80cm
Flowering Time

Early - 1st-15th July
THE PANICLE
  colour Light purple
  shape Trullate 
  length Medium - 11-25cm
  width Medium - 11-20cm
  density Moderately dense
  Lowest branch
    angle of branching
 35°
    length
 13cm
    density of flowers Moderately dense
THE FLOWER
  diameter Large - 8-10mm
  Petal
    colour Light purple
    shape Obovate
    diameter Small - 3-4mm
  Sepal colour Pure white
  Filament colour Moderate purple
  Carpel colour Pure white
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THE LEAF
  size   18cm wide x 13cm long  
  colour   Mid-green  
  nodes colour   Red and swollen  
  stem colour   Green  
  Terminal Leaflet
    surface Glossy
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