Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Astilbe microphylla Knoll |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | lower leaves 2-4-ternately compound, long petiolate, ultimate leaflets broadly ovate, 1-5cm, obtuse, irregularly double acute-dentate, inflorescence dense, 10-20cm long |
Size | 30-80cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring, before sprouting |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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