astilbe
noun
astil·be
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Definition of astilbe
: any of a genus (Astilbe) of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers
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Instead plant shade-tolerant perennial geranium, lady’s mantle, hellebore, bleeding heart, coral bell, hydrangea, begonia, annual lobelia, astilbe, and Japanese anemone. — Boston.com Real Estate, "Ask the Gardener: Tips for ridding your lawn of creeping Charlie," 21 Aug. 2019 There were white roses and pink astilbe, blue bachelor buttons and red coneflowers, white lysimachia and purple limonium. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "NEPS Opens Full Service Florist Shop," 22 July 2019 Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena. — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, "Want summer veggies? Get to work | The Sacramento Bee," 5 May 2018 Meghan's Bouquet Meghan carried a modest collection of forget-me-nots, sweet pears, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, astrantia and a spring of myrtle. — Kate Storey, Town & Country, "How Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's Wedding Compares to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's," 12 Oct. 2018 Spikes of creamy white astilbe mimicked Mona Lisa’s skin tone, and the long seed heads of the andromeda aped her fingers and added a tawny layer. — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, "If the ‘Mona Lisa’ Were Made of Flowers...," 7 Aug. 2018 Charlotte’ veronica, Miss Lemon abelia, ‘Sunset’ runner bean, and ‘Vision in White’ astilbe. — Mike Irvine, Sunset, "4 Ways to Design Colorful Floral Arrangements," 22 Jan. 2018 The bouquet also included sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, and astrantia. — Megan Friedman, Town & Country, "Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding Bouquet Was Placed on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey," 20 May 2018 The arrangement was comprised of scented sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, astrantia and several flowers hand-picked by Harry from the couple's private garden at Kensington Palace. — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding Bouquet Is Surprisingly Similar to Kate's," 19 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'astilbe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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