Notes For Reference:-　

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Helonias:

Helonias orientalis / Shoujoubakama
Helonias orientalis'white' / Shirobanashoujoubakama
Helonias breviscapa / Kochoushoujoubakama (Tsukushishoujoubakama)
Helonias breviscapa / Kochoushoujoubakama (Shirobanashoujoubakama)
　

Helonias orientalis / Shoujoubakama ショウジョウバカマ

Helonias orientalis is a perennial herb that inhabits damp places along valleys or forests in mountainous regions. Radical leaves set themselves many in a rosette way, each oblanceolate, 5-20cm in length, occasionally bearing plantlets at their tips. Flower stalks are 5-20cm long, with some scale leaves attached. Stem tips deliver some flowers in a shortened raceme way, facing sideways; perianth segments are light red to dark red-purple, or rarely white, 1-1.5cm in length, with swellings at their bases. Stamens are six in number, with an additional six. The flower stalks elongate to 50-60cm in height. Bloom time: April-May.