Cultivars
'Alba'
This plant is similar to the species of and produces large loose panicles of white flowers.

'Chocolate Wings'
This herbaceous perennial grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall and produces smooth textured large obovate to lanceolate leaves that range in colour from a chocolate brown to green and turn them bronzed red to brown before falling. It produces pale pink flowers in clusters during early summer and it is used in massed plantings along borders in parks and gardens for colour contrast. It is also used in a bog gardens and requires constant moisture. It is suitable for USDA zones 6-9.

'Elegans'
This herbaceous perennial grows to 1.2 m tall and forms a bushy clumping habit with deep green foliage. It produces clusters of soft pink to ivory flowers high above the foliage on a slender stem from early to midsummer. It prefers a semi-shaded to partially sunny wind protected position and grows in moderately well-drained moist organic rich soil. It is planted along perennial borders or used as a specimen around a water feature and can be mass planted in a woodland setting. It is suitable for USDA zones 4-9.

'Fireworks'
This herbaceous perennial has a upright bushy habit to a 1 m tall and wide. It has done green textured leaves that are tinged red and the large plume-like clusters of pink flowers appear high above the foliage on a slender stem from early to midsummer. It prefers a semi-shaded to shaded moist position and grows in moderately drained organic rich soils that are tending acidic. It is planted along herbaceous borders for foliage contrast and the flowers may be cut for floral arrangements. It is suitable for USDA zones 5-8.

'Rosea'
This herbaceous perennial as an upright bushy habit to a 1 m (3 ft) tall and wide with a dark green foliage and forms a clump. It produces clusters of pink flowers from a midsummer to early autumn above the foliage. It prefers a semi-shaded to sunny sheltered position and grows in a range of acidic soils that are moderately well-drained. It is suitable for USDA zones 6-9.

'Superba'
This herbaceous perennial has a thick rhizome and produces smooth textured large obovate to lanceolate leaves that are bronzed when the young and mature to dark green from summer to autumn. It produces bright pink star shaped flowers in clusters that are held high above the foliage on a slender reddish scape during late spring.

It prefers a well-drained but moist organic rich soil and is pH adaptable and grows in a semi-shaded to sunny position. It is used as an accent plant in herbaceous borders or planted around ponds water features and can be grown in woodland settings. It is suitable for USDA zones 6-9.