Cardiandra alternifolia
Cardiandra alternifolia
Location: Nikko Botanical Garden- Location: Nikko Botanical Garden
- Location: Nikko Botanical Garden
- Flower nameCardiandra alternifolia
- Scientific nameCardiandra 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.
- OrderCornales
- FamilyHydrangeaceae
- GenusCardiandra
- SpeciesC, alternifolia
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCluster inflorescence
- Petal shapeFive-petal
- Leaf typelanceolate
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typeperennial grass
- Flower colorsPink White
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height20.0 ~ 80.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.6 ~ 0.7 cm
