Astilbe thunbergii

Botanical Description

Astilbe thunbergii is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a dense clump of stems up to 50cm tall from a thick, branched rhizome[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens and is the parent of many named forms.