False-buck’s-beard
False-buck’s-beard, in damp woods,
Wayford, Somerset
Arching flower stems
Flowers, small petals and
protruding anthers
Pinnate, toothed leaves
Astilbe japonica
False Spirea
Saxifragaceae
May to July
It is thinly and widely scattered, but is more common in
the Northwest of the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for False-buck’s-beard
It is a neophyte which is widely grown in UK gardens and
amenity areas.
It is variously described as a cultivated escape, a garden
thug and naturalised, in several botanical sources.
The escape is thought to have arisen from garden
throw-outs,
which have become naturalised in damp places.
False-buck’s-beard is a showy, perennial herd, growing
up to 1m.
The flowers are on arching flower stems of up to 30cm.
Individual flowers are quite small and have protruding
anthers.
The petals are creamy-white and are longer than the
sepals.
The leaves are pinnate, strongly veined, toothed and
dark green.
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