Stephanandra

Stephanandra - Graceful shrubs allied to the Spiraeas. They like a good loamy soil, well drained, but still moist, and are some of the most easily propagated of shrubs. Cuttings taken towards the end of the summer before the wood is too hard root readily, they can also be increased by division. When plants of S. flexuosa which have been growing long in one spot are removed, quite a little thicket of young plants will spring from the roots left in the ground.

Stephanandra Flexuosa - Although the earlier introduced of the two species, this has not long been in cultivation. It grows 3 to 4 feet high with us. It is chiefly for its graceful habit and prettily cut foliage that it is grown, though the soft red of the young shoots in spring and the crimson-purple leaf tints in autumn render it attractive through a long season. Japan and Corea.

Stephanandra Tanakae - From S. flexuosa this new species is readily distinguished by its coarser, more succulent growth, and by its larger and less-divided leaves. The flowers are small, greenish, and scanty, but the autumn tints of well-grown plants are gorgeous, and the stems themselves take on a bright ruddiness which is retained all winter and makes a pretty feature at that season. Japan.

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