Astilboides

Astilboides
Species
Astilboides tabularis
Astilboides, a genus of the saxifrage family containing only one species, a herbaceous perennial once included in the genus Rodgersia.

Astilboides
Scientific Name: Astilboides tabularis (Hemsl.) Engl.
Synonym:
Family: Saxifragaceae ...

Astilboides tabularis
Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford'
Ligularia tussilaginea 'Gigantea' ...

Spiraea Astilboides - A moisture-loving plant of unusual merit, happiest on the banks of a stream or pond. It is quite distinct, the inflorescence much branched, and the flowers of a creamy white closely packed on the stems.

Shieldleaf Rogers Flower [English]: Astilboides tabularis
Shieldplant [English]: Streptanthus tortuosus
Shieldplant [English]: Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg var. tortuosus Kellogg
Shieldplant [English]: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus ...

Heuchera belongs to the family Saxifragaceae which contains other ornamental plants such as astilbe, astilboides, bergenia, mukdenia, saxifraga, rodgersia, and tiarella.

Arends Nursery, today being run by his granddaughter, has produced most of the hybrid astilbes in the marketplace today. Arends used four species in most of his crosses, Astilbe japonica, A. thunbergii, A. astilboides, and A. chinensis.

See also: Green, Pink, May, Varieties, Bells