I have always loved astilbe but had never grown it before. I started gardening in just the last year or so, and I was so happy to have had such great success with these roots. I planted them under a tree in our yard and all of them did great! I even spotted butterflies on them quite a few times. I will definitely be buying more astilbe roots from Eden Brothers in the future because they all arrived in great shape and every single plant put on awesome blooms in their first year!