Lespedeza thunbergii

Flower name
Lespedeza thunbergii
Scientific name
Lespedeza thunbergii
AliasBush clover, シカナキグサ, Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, Shrub lespedeza, 日本胡枝子
Place of originJapan and China
Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Park, Horticultural species
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Lespedeza thunbergii

Thunberg's bushclover , scientific name: Lespedeza thunbergii , is a deciduous shrub of the department Fabaceae , of theLespedeza native to Japan and China . It is a prefectural flower of Miyagi. The feature is that a branch hangs down. The base becomes quality of wood, and a ramification does the upper part firmly and hangs down, and a floret of the lips-shaped purplish red which resembled a butterfly of the leguminous characteristic in branch ahead lets you bloom a lot. The leaf grows each other in three appearance wings of a biplane, and there is it.

common name: Thunberg's bushclover,
scientific name:Lespedeza thunbergii, synonym:Lespedeza penduliflora,
Also known as: Miyagino Hagi, Thunberg's lespedeza, Shrub lespedeza,
origin: Japan, China, living type: deciduous shrubs, height: 100-200 cm, leaf: Trifoliate compound leaves, small leaf shape: oval-shaped, leaf length: 3 cm, flowering period: August-October Place flowers: axillary, small flower: Butterfly-shaped, flower diameter:1~1.25cm, flowers long:1.5cm, flower: purple safflower