''Astilbe'' Arendsii Group (''Astilbe'' × ''arendsii'') is a

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

group of complex hybrids with ''A. astilboides'', ''A. chinensis'', ''A. japonica'', ''A. thunbergii'' and others. They are all perennial, herbaceous plants with flowers in various shades from white to purplish red. Numerous cultivars exist, a majority of them produced by breeders in Germany and Holland. The name is derived from the surname of German horticulturist

Georg Arends Georg Adalbert Arends (1863–1952) was a German horticulturist. He is best known for his work with herbaceous perennial plants. Education and training Arends was born to the nurseryman Karl Arends and Sophie Steckel on 21 September 1863 in Esse ...

who was responsible for nearly all hybrid cultivars sold in North America. Invalid names: *''Astilbe ×arendsii'' Arends *''Astilbe ×hybrida'' Ievinya & Lusinya

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