Definition of "astilbe" []

• Any of various chiefly eastern Asian perennial herbs of the genus Astilbe, having compound basal leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers. Also called spirea. (noun)

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• "This involved finding and placing an ornamental iron table and chairs, a stone bench, some hooks for hanging tools, a rhododendron, several azaleas, perennials such as astilbe and liriope, and a few bags of hardwood bark mulch."
• "Look for white-flowered selections of perennials, such as astilbe, and annuals, such as impatiens, browallia, torenia and begonias."
• "Pepper the arrangement with delicate elements such at dainty columbine flowers, oregano sprigs and wispy astilbe."