Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’ (False spiraea ‘Hennie Graafland’)

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’

False spiraea ‘Hennie Graafland’

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rosales	Rose family and eight others
Family	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage family; means “stone-breaking”
Genus	Astilbe	Greek for “not shining”
Species	simplicifolia	From Latin simplex, “simple,” and folia, leaves, for the simple (undivided) leaves
Cultivar	‘Hennie Graafland’

About plant names...

This popular cultivar of false spirea has dark glossy bronze-green leaves and pale, rose-pink flowers. It grows to about 16" (40 cm) high.

There is a lot of documentation of this plant on the web, but I couldn’t figure out who Hennie Graafland is. Assuming, of course, that Hennie Graafland is a person.

Online References:

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’ on Perennials.com

Astilbe x simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 24 × 16" (60 × 40 cm)

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

Range: Zones 4-9:

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