- astilbe - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of genus Astilbe
--1 has particulars:false goatsbeard, Astilbe biternata; dwarf astilbe, Astilbe chinensis pumila; spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica