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A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Astilbes changed colour.

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Astilbes changed colour. #75837 July 18th, 2006 at 11:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada tamara OP Member
OP tamara Member Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada	I had tall red astilbes in one area of my garden and over the years have added many varieties of the pink ones. Now the astilbes that were red have bloomed and they are pink. I am stumped. Any takers on a cross pollination?

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Re: Astilbes changed colour. #75838 July 21st, 2006 at 08:58 AM
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Re: Astilbes changed colour. #75839 July 21st, 2006 at 02:32 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	color changes happen. especially if the one color is a newer variety... i've had it happen with tulips, too.

Re: Astilbes changed colour. #75840 July 22nd, 2006 at 12:06 AM
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murphyette Member M Joined: Jun 2004 MI	My guess would be that the pink is the more dominant color, so it has taken over. Just like the above poster said...it happens with Tulips too. Red is dominant, and if you have red Tulips planted by any other color, eventually they will all be red.

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