Astilbe seeds are usually sown indoors in early spring and transplanted outside when the weather is warmer. Use a loose, soft soil mix, and plant the seeds on the surface, pressing them into the soil.
Make sure that the soil drains well and is able to keep the flower seeds moist, but not wet, at all times. For the best results, add in a little fertilizer that has a high concentration of nitrogen.
Keep the plants inside until the seedlings reach about 2 inches in height. Transplant after last frost.

JB194 Pink False Goats Beard ( Astilbe Chinensis Pumila )

Produces the most versatile Astilbe we know of. It creates a wonderful ground cover for moist, shaded areas and is more tolerant of heat and temporary drought than other Astilbe plants. The foliage is a bronze-green color, and is topped with petite, rosy-pink plumes. Astilbe perennials are clump-forming and feature graceful, fern-like mounds of lovely foliage with plume-like flower panicles rising above the foliage on slender, upright stems. Grows 10" tall. Perennial for zones 4-8.

 4mg pack ( about 100 tiny seeds ) $3.95

3612 Grande ( Astilbe arendsii )

Great for garden or cutting, a tall variety with superb flower quality, mixed colors, grows about 30" tall. A perennial plant hardy to zone 4.

  2mg Package ( about 20-25 seeds ) $2.95