Astilbe biternata

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Read about Astilbe biternata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Astilbe biternata, Brit. (A. decandra, Don. Tiarella biternata, Vent.). Somewhat pubescent, 3-6 ft.: lvs. 2-3-ternate, the lfts. ovate and cordate or abrupt at base, sharp-serrate, 2-5 in. long: fls. yellowish white, in a large (10-12 in. long) racemose panicle; petals linear, spatulate in the staminate fls., small or wanting in the perfect ones. June. Woods, Va. and S. B.B. 2:170.—-Often confounded with Aruncus Sylvester, which has numerous stamens not exceeding the broad petals.


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