Saxifragaceae
Astilbe
Astilbe japonica
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Astilbe
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Common names
By language (11)
- arz
- استيلبى جابونيكا
- Belarusian
- Астыльба японская
- Chinese
- 日本落新妇
- English
- Astilbe, False Goat's beard, False spirea, Florist's spiraea
- Finnish
- Japaninjaloangervo
- German
- Japanische Prachtspiere
- hsb
- Japanska pyšowka
- Russian
- Астильба японская
- Slovenian
- Japonska vrtna kresnica
- Swedish
- Silverastilbe
- Welsh
- Ffug farf-y-bwch
Synonyms
- Astilbe barbata T.Moore & Mast.
- Astilbe japonica f. angustifoliolata (Makino) Sugim.
- Astilbe japonica f. latifolia H.Hara
- Astilbe japonica f. pygmaea S.Akiyama
- Astilbe japonica f. rubeola H.Hara
- Astilbe japonica var. angustifoliolata Makino
- Astilbe japonica var. densiflora Nakai
- Hoteia barbata Hook.
- Hoteia japonica C.Morren & Decne.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Astilbe: 落新婦屬 Astilbe japonica [深圳花展 Shenzhen Flower Show, China]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%289204845067%29.jpg/500px-%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%289204845067%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Astilbe: 落新婦屬 Astilbe japonica [深圳花展 Shenzhen Flower Show, China]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%2839386513705%29.jpg/500px-%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%2839386513705%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Александровы АГ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Astilbe: 落新婦屬 Astilbe japonica [深圳花展 Shenzhen Flower Show, China]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%289204845067%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%289204845067%29.jpg)
![Astilbe: 落新婦屬 Astilbe japonica [深圳花展 Shenzhen Flower Show, China]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%2839386513705%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%90%BD%E6%96%B0%E5%A9%A6%E5%B1%AC_Astilbe_japonica_-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E8%8A%B1%E5%B1%95_Shenzhen_Flower_Show%2C_China-_%2839386513705%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.