Cardiandra alternifolia

Cardiandra alternifolia

  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Flower name
    Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Scientific name
    Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Alias草紫陽花, Cardiandra alternifolia
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringLow mountains
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September, October

What is Cardiandra alternifolia

Cardiandra alternifolia (Scientific name: Cardiandra alternifolia) is a Japanese endemic species and is a perennial of the family Hydrangeaceae. Hydrangeaceae. In summer-autumn, it stretches the inflorescence and makes amphibious and decorative flowers similar to Hydrangea macrophylla. The flower color is white or light red.

Common name: Cardiandra alternifolia , Scientific name: Cardiandra alternifolia, Origin: Japan, Habitat Distribution: Honshu-Shikoku, Kyushu, Environment: Wet Forest Floor, Leaf Order: Mutual, Leaf Shape: Needle / Oval / oval, leaf edge: serrated, inflorescence shape: cyme, flowering period: July to October, flower color: white, light red.


  • Order
    Cornales
  • Family
    Hydrangeaceae
  • Genus
    Cardiandra
  • Species
    C, alternifolia
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cluster inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial grass
  • Flower colorsPink White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height20.0 ~ 80.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.6 ~ 0.7 cm

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