Rodgersia
Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
Common Name: Rodgersia
Genus: Rodgersia
Species: pinnata
Cultivar: 'Superba'
Category: Aquatic & Bog Garden Plants
Growth Rate: Slow growing
Features: Has interesting foliage
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 1.20 m (120 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade | Spread: 0.75 m (75 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Deciduous | Flower Colour: Pink |
| Foliage Colour: Green | Flowering Period: July & August |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
- Garden care: Add lots of well-rotted leaf mould when planting. Protect the young foliage against slug damage using beer traps or environmentally friendly slug pellets. Lift and divide congested colonies in early spring.
Spikes of bright-pink star-shaped flowers on dark-red stems in mid- and late summer above deeply divided dark green leaves purplish-bronze when young. This award-winning rodgersia is perfect for the moist margins of a pond or stream. Best grown in a sheltered partially shady site it contrasts well with the lacy-textured foliage of regal or shuttlecock ferns.
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