#shade perennials

• Astilbe — A genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the Saxifragaceae family, native to the damp forests and mountain ravines of East Asia and North America; they are widely cultivated as ornamental shade plants, prized for their elegant, deeply divided fern-like foliage and spectacular flower heads shaped as fluffy, plume-like panicles colored in white, pink, red, or violet.
• Astilbe chinensis — The scientific name of the Chinese astilbe, a perennial herbaceous plant in the Saxifragaceae family, native to damp forests, valleys, and forest edges in China, Japan, Korea, and Eastern Russia; it is extensively cultivated as an ornamental shade plant, recognized by its vigorous creeping rhizomes, deeply divided leaves with serrate margins, and dense, narrow, fluffy plume-like panicles colored in shades of rose-lilac, purple, or white, featuring a higher drought tolerance than other members of the genus.
• Astilbe japonica — The scientific name of the Japanese astilbe, a perennial herbaceous plant in the Saxifragaceae family, native to mountain forests and damp rocky areas in Japan; it is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, characterized by erect, medium-tall stems, glossy pinnate leaves with reddish stalks, and dense, pyramidal, plume-like panicles with white or pale pink flowers that open in early summer.