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Astilbe 'Moccachino'
Astilbe 'Moccachino'
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Astilbe 'Moccachino'

"False goat's beard"

Astilbe 'Moccachino'

1 bare root — £4.95

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Description

Chocolate and froth is enticing indeed, Astilbe 'Moccachino' mimics a comforting mocha-filled mug in fabulous plant form! With this false goat’s beard, you can add a chocolatey tone to your planting schemes, bringing light, height and texture to the shadier, damper areas of the garden. It’s a real treat of a garden plant through the season with truly gorgeous ferny leaves brushed with tints of copper and cocoa-brown between spring and autumn every year. In summer, when it sends up reddish stems topped with fluffy plumes of creamy-white flowers, Astilbe 'Moccachino' is breath-taking. Unlike most Astilbes that hold their flowers up fairly upright, this one arches its blooms gracefully over an attractive clump of bushy foliage.  

A useful and impressive perennial for partly shaded, moist sites, Astilbe 'Moccachino' looks lovely massed together to form a ferny, lush and colourful display. Try this as an original choice for a pondside area, or combine it with ferns, purple and bronze-toned heuchera, or something starry and contrasting like Astrantia. Its good looks luckily come without fuss: Astilbe 'Moccachino' is robust, resistant to slugs, generally untroubled by diseases and generally an easy-going, low-maintenance plant. Enjoy the return of this perennial every year, give it time to reach full size – they grow back from a bigger clump every year and eventually form a highly prolific clump. 

Key features

  • Comes back every year

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Great for shade

  • In peat-free compost

  • Low maintenance

  • RHS Award (AGM)

  • Fully hardy

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Astilbe 'Moccachino' (× _arendsii_)

  • Flower colour

    White

  • Plant size

    2/3 eyes

  • Established height

    70cm-1m

  • Established spread

    30-50cm

  • Plant spacing

    5 plants per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Bronze, dark green

  • Habit

    Upright
    Clump-forming

  • Life cycle

    Perennial

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    2-3 years

  • Sunlight

    Full shade
    Partial shade
    Dappled shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Large containers
    Borders
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Damp
    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Clay
    Loam-based compost

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    No

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    No

  • Rabbit resistant

    Yes

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Soak your Astilbe 'Moccachino' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting.

    • Plant your "False goat's beard" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors.

    • Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed.

    • Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.

    Read all planting & care instructions

  • Orders placed before 1 March 2025
    You can expect your order in Feb/March 2025

    Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
    You can expect your order in April 2025

    Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
    You can expect your order within 10 business days

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