Chionographis japonica

Flower name
Chionographis japonica
Scientific name
Chionographis japonica
Alias白糸草, Chloranthus japonicus, ユキノフデ, 雪の筆
Place of originto Japan from the Korean Peninsula
Place of floweringLow mountains, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Chionographis japonica

Chionographis japonica called Shiraitoso, scientific name: Chionographis japonica, is an evergreen perennial herb belonging to the family Melanthiaceae, which is native to Japan from the Korean Peninsula. It grows naturally on the wet slopes and cliffs of the forest in Kanto to Kyushu of Japan. The short rhizomes stand upright or obliquely. From the rosette rooted leaves, take out the flower stems in early summer, and extend the panicle from the tip and make many small white flowers bloom. Japanese flower name is based on the appearance of long flower petals as white thread. The genus name "Chionographis" means "Chiono (snow) + graphis (writing)" in Latin, and the species minor "japonica" means Japan. There is Sanguisorba hakusanesis or Lilac squirrel , scientific name: Sanguisorba hakusanesis, that make pink thread flowers bloom in a different genus (Roseaceae).

Common name: Chionographis japonica, Scientific name: Chionographis japonica, aka: Shiraitoso,Yukifude, Origin: Japan to Korean Peninsula, Environment : Wet slopes and cliffs, Plant height: 30 to 65 cm, Petal: Yes, Leaf quality: No gloss, Leaf shape: Linear, Leaf edge: wavy, Leaf length: 10 to 15 cm, Flowering period: May to June, Inflorescence: panicle, flower stalk: 6, flower color: white, inflorescence length: 10 to 20 cm, petal length: 0.8 to 1.2 cm, fruit: long oval in fruit, seed shape: long oval, use: mountain grass , Ornamental.