ON THIS PLANT
Astilbe glaberrima, called the florist's spiraea and smooth rock astilbe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Astilbe, native to Yakushima Island, Japan. Some authorities have it as a subspecies of Astilbe japonica, Astilbe japonica subsp. glaberrima. Its dwarf variety Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Astilbe
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dwarf astilbe
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