Conservation Plant (HPS Number P007)
Introduced: 2002
By: not known
Conservation Plant

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Conservation Scheme information for Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)
- ID: P007
- Introduced: 2002
- By: not known
- Reason: New introduction by Blooms of Bressingham. A selection made by Adrian Bloom of a more compact long-flowering plant, named for his wife, Rosemary (previously A. ‘Rosemary Bloom’).
- Verified by: Blooms of Bressingham
- Description: Clump-forming herbaceous perennial.
- Dimensions: 30cm x 30cm
- Flowers: Loose panicles of pink flowers.
- Foliage: Dense, fern-like, dark green leaves with red tints at edges.
- Soil: Any moisture-retentive soil.
- Aspect: Full or part-shade
- Pests: May be affected by powdery mildew in dry weather.
- Cultivation: Slow growing but very hardy.
- Propagation: Division of established clumps.
Extended plant information for Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)
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Plants in the genus : Astilbe


Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Isa Hall’

Astilbe rivularis CC6857

Astilbe longicarpa ex BSWJ6711

Astilbe grandis – query

Astilbe grandis

Astilbe ex ‘Weisse Gloria’ (x arendsii)

Astilbe ex ‘Vesuvius’ (japonica hybrid)

Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ex ‘Superba’

Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Superba’

Astilbe chinensis var. davidii


Astilbe chinensis (Maxim.) Franch. ‘Veronika Klose’

Astilbe chinensis

Astilbe × rosea ‘Peach Blossom’

Astilbe × rosea ‘Peach Blossom’

Astilbe × crispa ‘Perkeo’

Astilbe ‘White Wings’ (simplicifolia hybrid)

Astilbe ‘Weisse Gloria’ (x arendsii) && Astilbe ‘Koblenz’ (japonica hybrid)

Astilbe ‘Sprite’ (simplicifolia hybrid)

Astilbe ‘Spinell’ (× arendsii)

Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)

Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)

Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)

Astilbe ‘Sheila Haxton’ (chinensis)


Astilbe ‘Radius’ (× arendsii)
Plants in the family : Saxifragaceae

Tiarella cordifolia ex ‘Milk Chocolate’

Rodgersia aesculifolia var. henrici hybrid

Heuchera ‘Persian Carpet’

Saxifraga ex (London Pride Group) ‘Clarence Elliott’ (umbrosa) (11)

Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’

Tiarella ‘Iron Butterfly’ (v)

Heuchera ‘Midnight Rose’

Saxifraga stolonifera (5)

Astilbe rivularis CC6857

Heuchera ‘David’

Astilbe ‘Amethyst’ (× arendsii)

Bergenia ‘Pink Dragonfly’

Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ex ‘Superba’

Saxifraga rufescens ex BSWJ 7684 (5)

Peltoboykinia tellimoides

Heuchera ‘Caramel’

Bergenia stracheyi Alba Group


Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Isa Hall’

Bergenia ‘Eric Smith’

Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’

Heuchera mixed

Mukdenia rossii ‘Karasuba’

Heuchera sanguinea

Heuchera ‘Fireworks’




