#Japanese astilbe

• Astilbe japonica — The scientific name of the Japanese astilbe, a perennial herbaceous plant in the Saxifragaceae family, native to mountain forests and damp rocky areas in Japan; it is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, characterized by erect, medium-tall stems, glossy pinnate leaves with reddish stalks, and dense, pyramidal, plume-like panicles with white or pale pink flowers that open in early summer.
• Astilbe thunbergii — A species of herbaceous perennial plant native to the mountainous regions of Japan, belonging to the Saxifragaceae family. It is distinguished by its elegant clumps of deeply incised, pinnate foliage and large, branched panicles of small, starry flowers, typically white or pale pink, blooming in mid-summer and thriving in moist, fertile soils and partially shaded areas.