Astilbe japonica ‘Touch of Pink’
False spiraea ‘Touch of Pink’
False spirea is native to China and Japan.
I can find the cultivars Astilbe ‘Touch of Pink’, and Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Touch of Pink’ on the web, but not Astilbe japonica ‘Touch of Pink’. If you know how to describe this plant, please let me know. It is a type of false spirea.
Plants: These perennials form clumps. Each plant is an erect stem.
Leaves: Alternate, dark green, ovate leaves are doubly serrated. (Compare to A. simplicifolia, which has simple, undivided leaves.
Flowers: Conical, feathery panicles of pale pink flowers top the stems.
Fruits: ?
Habitats: Mountain ravines.
Online References:
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (Astilbe japonica)
8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (48 × 32 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Saxifragaceae | Saxifrage family; means “stone-breaking” |
| Genus | Astilbe | Greek for “not shining” |
| Species | japonica | “Of or from Japan” |
Astilbe japonica ‘Touch of Pink’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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