Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Astilbe microphylla Knoll |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, Ser. 2. 7: 131 (1907) |
Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
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 | 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 microphylla var. riparia Hatus. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |