White Astilbe

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In the midst of 4 large yellow day lilies is my one white astilbe. While the flowers on this perennial don't get as full as the deeper pink varieties it shows with such grace in a delicate manner in front of the hardness of the lilies. This is the astilbe's second year and it has doubled in size.


I'm a baking and gardening enthusiast. I make silly movies that will never be relevant but pleases me all the same. I tend to say things that make people look at me like "whaaaaa?" I get it from my mother and she gets it from her father. Tradition is nice.

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