Astilbe thunbergii (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq.

A small herb. It grows 50-60 cm high. It spreads 30-50 cm wide. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. These have sharp teeth around the edge. The leaflets are broad and greyish-green or bronze. The flowers are small but in dense masses. They are white when they open but turn pink.

Sunny grassy slopes, C. and S. Japan.

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.