| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Astilbe rubra Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 83: t. 4959 (1857) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves tripinnate, petiole long brown hirsute, segments broadly ovate, glandular hirsute, serrate, acute, panicle ca. 25cm long, petals 5, linear, 4-5mm long |
| Size | 100-150cm |
| Color | purple, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astilbe leucantha Knoll Astilbe odontophylla Miq. Astilbe sinensis E.Köhler & Rudel ex C.Pfeiff. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |