Astilbe × amabilis
Florist's Spiraea
Astilbe japonica
(C.Morren & Decne.) A.Gray Species
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- Botanical name
- Astilbe japonica
- Also known as
- False Buck's-Beard, False-Buck's-Beard, Florist's Spiraea, Japanese Astilbe, Spiraea
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Astilbe
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Florist's Spiraea
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Astilbe japonica but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Astilbe barbata
Astilbe japonica f. angustifoliolata
Astilbe japonica f. latifolia
Astilbe japonica f. pygmaea
Astilbe japonica f. rubeola
Astilbe japonica var. angustifoliolata
Astilbe japonica var. densiflora
Hoteia barbata
Hoteia japonica
Others in Astilbe
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