Tripora divaricata

Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden

Flower name
Tripora divaricata
Scientific name
Tripora divaricata
Alias雁金草, ホカケソウ, 帆掛草, blue mist spiraea, Tripora, 雁草
Place of originEast Asia in Japan, Korea and China
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonAugust, September

What is Tripora divaricata

Tripora divaricata or blue mist spiraea (Scientific name: Tripora divaricata) is a perennial plant of the perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae, which is native to East Asia in Japan, Korea and China. In Japan, it grows wild in the mountains of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. This plant produces blue-purple flowers in summer and early autumn, with the inflorescence extending from the leaf side.

General name:Tripora divaricata, Scientific name: Tripora divaricata, aka: blue mist spiraea, Grass height: 60-80 cm, stems: 4 ridge-shaped, Petiole: alternate, leaf length: 8-13 cm, Leaf shape: broad-oval, Leaf margins: serrated, flowering season: August - September, flower color: blue-violet; flower diameter: 1 to 2 cm.