(Asteraceae)
Ainsliaea acerifolia  - BSWJ10986

Description

A perennial woodland species we collected seed of from cool moist mountain forests of Mt. Matsuoyama Japan. Which forms clumps of upright downy stems, with whirls of leaves to 20cm across that are roughly rounded in outline, but pleasingly palmately 7-11 lobed, which again are downy on emergence in spring. Extending upward by late summer with a discrete if not transparent display of characteristically shuttlecock white flowers with long scaly calyces on slender scapes 35-80cm tall above the leaves. Best grown in a humus rich soil with good drainage in light to full shade.