Astilbe Chocolate Shogun PP 26430 Aspidistra a seed strain from our

a seed strain from our cross of two amazing century plants

whose color holds all growing season

Carl Johann Maximowicz

in Baja California

Astilbe Chocolate Shogun PP 26430 Aspidistra a seed strain from ourWe were so excited, we almost wet our plants when we first saw Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' but, was the color really that good, and would it live for us? The answer to both is a resounding yes. Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' is a creation from Japanese plant breeder, Nagasaki Teruhisa, who selected it from a seed batch of Astilbe thunbergii. The 3' tall x 2' wide deciduous clump is clothed with dark purple, foliage, and topped in spring with blush pink