Shirahagi

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii form. albiflora

Flower name
Shirahagi
Scientific name
Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii form. albiflora
Alias白萩, Lespedeza thunbergii
Place of origin and the Korean Peninsula
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Shirahagi

Shirahagi (scientific name: Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. Thunbergii form. Albiflora) is a deciduous shrub of the family Fabaceae native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. From late summer to autumn, long inflorescences are stretched from the leaves of the weeping branches and many butterfly-shaped white flowers bloom. The leaves are 3 out of double leaves and the leaflets are oval.

Common name: Shirahagi, Scientific name: Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. Thunbergii form. Tree height: 100-200 cm, leaf shape: 3 emergence double leaves, leaflet shape: oval, leaf length: 3 cm, leaf order: alternate, flowering period: August-October, flowering place: leaf bud, small flower shape: Butterfly shape, flower diameter: 1 to 1.25 cm, flower length: 1.5 cm, flower color: white.