Lespedeza cyrtobotrya

Flower name
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya
Scientific name
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya
Alias丸葉萩
Place of origin Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China
Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Park
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Lespedeza cyrtobotrya

Lespedeza cyrtobotrya or the round-leaf hagi (scientific name: Lespedeza cyrtobotrya) is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub in the hagi genus of the Fabaceae family, native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It grows naturally on mountain ridges and other sunny places in Honshu to Kyushu. It grows 1 to 3 meters tall with many branches that hang down or stand erect. The leaves are green on the outside and gray-green with hairs on the underside. Short petioles and long ovate leaves with three-lobed leaflets are borne in alternate leaflets. 1 to 1.5 cm long, reddish-purple, butterfly-shaped flowers are borne in clusters at the ends of the branches.

Language of flowers
soft-heartedness, shyness

Characteristics
The inflorescence is short, similar to that of the mountain hagi (Asteraceae) and tsukushi hagi (Asteraceae).

Common name: Marubahagi (scientific name: Lespedeza cyrtobotrya), Height: 1 to 3 m, Classification: Angiosperms, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), Petiole: short, Leaf color: green (front), gray-green (back), Leaf shape: trichobate, lobes: 2 to 4 cm long, leaf margin: entire Flowering season: August to October; Flowering place: leaf axils; Inflorescence form: racemose; Inflorescence length: short; Flower length: 1 to 1.5 cm; Flower color: reddish purple; Flower shape: butterfly; Fruit shape: bean fruit; Number of seeds: 1; Uses: Japanese-style gardens, alley planting, potted plants.