Astilbe japonica

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Read about Astilbe japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Astilbe japonica, Gray (Hoteia japonica, Morr. & Decne. H. barbota, Morr. & Decne. Spiraea japonica, Hort.). Fig. 428. Erect, 1-3 ft., hairy on the petioles and nodes: Lvs. 3-2-ternate, petiole reddish; lfts. ovate-acute, tapering to the base, serrate: fls. white, in a pubescent racemose panicle with somewhat recurved branches; sepals obtusish, as long or slightly longer than pistils. Japan. B.M. 3821. Gn. 48, p. 366. Mn. 5:174.—Commonly known as a spring glasshouse plant in this country, but hardy in the open. There are various cult, forms, as var. grandiflora, Hort., with larger and denser panicle; var. compacta, Hort., the panicle more compact; var. multiflora, Hort.; var. variegata, Hort., with variegated Lvs.; var. purpúrea, Hort., with purple-shaded foliage.


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